hydrazine
noun
hy·dra·zine
ˈhī-drə-ˌzēn 
: a colorless fuming corrosive strongly reducing liquid base N2H4 used especially in fuels for rocket and jet engines
also
: an organic base derived from this compound
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The three-stage missile burns hypergolic hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants, and is built by the Makeyev Design Bureau.
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
To fuel the thrusters, liquid hydrazine is converted into gas and released in about 40 short puffs per day to keep Voyager 1 oriented correctly.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
The thrusters consume the nitrogen tetroxide and mix it with hydrazine fuel for combustion.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
The thrusters, each generating about 85 pounds of thrust, consume the nitrogen tetroxide, or NTO, oxidizer and mix it with hydrazine fuel for combustion.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 26 July 2024
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
To fuel the thrusters, liquid hydrazine is converted into gas and released in about 40 short puffs per day to keep Voyager 1 oriented correctly.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
The thrusters consume the nitrogen tetroxide and mix it with hydrazine fuel for combustion.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
The thrusters, each generating about 85 pounds of thrust, consume the nitrogen tetroxide, or NTO, oxidizer and mix it with hydrazine fuel for combustion.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 26 July 2024
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hydrazine
noun
hy·dra·zine
ˈhī-drə-ˌzēn
: a colorless fuming liquid used especially in fuels for rocket engines
Medical Definition
hydrazine
noun
hy·dra·zine
ˈhī-drə-ˌzēn
: a colorless fuming corrosive strongly reducing liquid base N2H4 used in the production of various materials (as pharmaceuticals and plastics)
also
: an organic base derived from this compound
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