semicarbazide

English

Etymology

semi- +‎ carbazide

Noun

semicarbazide (plural semicarbazides)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class or organic nitrogen compounds derived from the parent compound NH2-NH-CO-NH2; they react with aldehydes and ketones to form semicarbazones.
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