semicarbazide hydrochloride

semicarbazide hydrochloride

[¦sem·i ′kär·bə‚zīd ‚hī·drə′klȯr‚īd] (organic chemistry) CH5ON3·HCl Colorless prisms, soluble in water, decomposing at 175°C; used as an analytical reagent for aldehydes and ketones, and to recover constituents of essential oils.