Organic Chemical
triazenes
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Organic Chemicals
Definitions related to triazenes:
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Compounds with three contiguous nitrogen atoms in linear format, H2N-N=NH, and hydrocarbyl derivatives.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(triazene compound) Any of a class of organic compounds having an amine directly attached to an azo group. Triazene compounds act as alkylating agents and cause crosslinking of DNA.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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