cyanamide
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cy·an·am·ide
also cy·an·am·id (sī-ăn′ə-mĭd)n.
1. A deliquescent caustic crystalline compound, CH2N2, prepared by treating calcium cyanamide with sulfuric acid.
2. Calcium cyanamide.
cyanamide
(saɪˈænəˌmaɪd; -mɪd) orcyanamid
n
1. (Biochemistry) Also called: cyanogenamide a white or colourless crystalline soluble weak dibasic acid, which can be hydrolysed to urea. Formula: H2NCN
2. (Elements & Compounds) a salt or ester of cyanamide
3. (Elements & Compounds) short for calcium cyanamide
cy•an•a•mide
or cy•an•a•mid
(saɪˈæn ə mɪd)n.
1. a white crystalline solid, CH2N2, produced by the action of ammonia or sulfuric acid on cyanic compounds.
[1830–40]
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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 |