cy·an·am·ide also cy·an·am·id (s - n  -m d)n. 1. A caustic acidic crystalline compound, NHCNH, prepared by treating calcium cyanamide with sulfuric acid. 2. Calcium cyanamide. |
cyanamide [saɪˈænəˌmaɪd -mɪd], cyanamid [saɪˈænəmɪd]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Also called cyanogenamide [ˌsaɪənəʊˈdʒɛnəˌmaɪd -mɪd] a white or colourless crystalline soluble weak dibasic acid, which can be hydrolysed to urea. Formula: H2NCN
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a salt or ester of cyanamide
3. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) short for calcium cyanamide
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| Noun | 1. | cyanamide - a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts) acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt |
| 2. | cyanamide - a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
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