HYDROGEN AZIDE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling

Synonyms:

azoimide; HN; hydrazoic acid; hydrogen azide

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("hydrogen azide" is a kind of...):

explosive (a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck)

hydride (any binary compound formed by the union of hydrogen and other elements)

Meronyms (substance of "hydrogen azide"):

hydrazoite (a salt of hydrazoic acid)