dimethylhydrazine

[ dahy-meth-uhl-hahy-druh-zeen, -zin ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a flammable, highly toxic, and colorless liquid, C 2 H 8 N 2 , used as a component in jet and rocket fuels.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dimethylhydrazine¹

dimethyl + hydrazine

Example Sentences

The 373-4 near Searcy was fully loaded with 150 tons of liquid fuel - Aerozine 50, a mixture of hydrazine, dinitrogen tetroxide, and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine - that is 78 percent oxygen.

From Washington Times

Outside of the occasional consulting gig, knowing about unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine isn’t all that useful in the quaint town of Simsbury.

From Washington Times

At that moment, precisely on schedule, fuming nitric acid fuel began spraying into the rocket's thrust chamber, followed a few milliseconds later by the oxidizer, unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine.

From Time Magazine Archive