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A colorless volatile alkaline liquid with powerful reducing properties, used in chemical synthesis and in some kinds of rocket fuels.
Chemical formula: N₂H₄
‘And if there's enough hydrazine on board to continue orbiting Saturn and doing great science, I'm sure that the project will request extended mission funding.’
‘The unusual microbes consume ammonia, producing hydrazine - better known as rocket fuel - in the process.’
‘Unlike Mars, where the thin Martian atmosphere allows for aerobraking maneuvers, all of the energy needed to move into a capture orbit must be brought along from Earth in the form of hydrazine or another type of fuel.’
‘They were fueled by hydrazine, and after the war it was available cheaply.’
‘The concerns centre on the various types of fuel carried, such as hydrazine, a toxic colourless liquid with an ammonia-like odour, which can burn the skin.’