Azodicarbonamide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Azodicarbonamide is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) An organic chemical, a yellow to orange red, odorless, crystalline powder, used in food industry as a food additive, flour bleaching agent and improving agent, and in foaming plastics.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) An organic chemical, a yellow to orange red, odorless, crystalline powder, used in food industry as a food additive, flour bleaching agent and improving agent, and in foaming plastics.
Example Sentences
To protest the sandwich chain’s use of azodicarbonamide in its bread, Ms. Hari posted a video of herself chewing another item in which the chemical is found: a yoga mat.
Word Forms
- azodicarbonamides
Synonyms for azodicarbonamide
Depending on context, synonyms include azobisformamide.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include azobisformamide, carboxyamide, azodicarbonyl, octylamide, dichloroacetamide, diazoacetylacetone.
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