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HN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does HN mean?
• HN (noun)
The noun HN has 1 sense:
1. a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
Familiarity information: HN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
azoimide; HN; hydrazoic acid; hydrogen azide
Hypernyms ("HN" is a kind of...):
explosive (a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck)
hydride (any binary compound formed by the union of hydrogen and other elements)
Meronyms (substance of "HN"):
hydrazoite (a salt of hydrazoic acid)
Context examples
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(New Way Discovered for Protecting against High-Dose Radiation Damage, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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