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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as hydrazine.
  • noun The name of a class of organic compounds containing two univalent amido groups, -CONH; they are derived from dibasic acids.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) Any compound containing two amido groups united with one or more acid or negative radicals, -- as distinguished from a diamine. Cf. Amido acid, under amido, and Acid amide, under amide.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun organic chemistry Any compound having two amide groups
  • noun dated, organic chemistry hydrazine

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