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Noun: hydrazine  'hI-dru,zeen
  1. A colourless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels
    "Hydrazine is a key component in some satellite propulsion systems"

Derived forms: hydrazines

Type of: reducer, reducing agent, reductant

Part of: rocket fuel, rocket propellant, rocket propellent

Encyclopedia: Hydrazine