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Noun: hydrazide
  1. Any of a class of organic compounds sharing a common functional group characterized by a nitrogen to nitrogen covalent bond with 4 substituents with at least one of them being an acyl group.
    "The general structure for a hydrazide is E(=O)-NR-NR2, where the R's are frequently hydrogens."

Derived forms: hydrazides

Type of: organic compound

Encyclopedia: Hydrazide