cyanamide

Noun

cy=an=a=mide

WORDNET DICTIONARY

cyanamide(n = noun.substance) cyanamid - a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts); Array

is a kind of acid

cyanamide(n = noun.substance) calcium-cyanamide - a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds; Array

is a kind of chemical compound, compound

cyanamide, n. Chem. a colourless crystalline amide of cyanogen; any salt of this, esp. the calcium one which is used as a fertilizer.

Usage

Chem. formula: CH2N2

Etymology

CYANOGEN + AMIDE

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