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Definition of Dihydrazone
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any compound containing two hydrazone groups ¹
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Medical Definition of Dihydrazone
1. The compound formed by certain sugars (e.g., glucose, galactose, fructose) with excess hydrazines, possessing two hydrazones on carbons 1 and 2 instead of only one at C-1, as in the ordinary hydrazone; osazone's formed with phenylhydrazine (phenylosazones) are used to characterise and identify certain sugars. Synonym: dihydrazone. (05 Mar 2000)