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cyanamide
[ sahy-an-uh-mid, -mahyd, sahy-uh-nam-ahyd, -id ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a white, crystalline, unstable, deliquescent solid, CH 2 N 2 , usually produced by the action of ammonia on cyanogen chloride or by the action of sulfuric acid on calcium cyanamide.
- (not in technical use) calcium cyanamide.
cyanamide
/ saɪˈænəˌmaɪd; -mɪd; saɪˈænəmɪd /
noun
- Also calledcyanogenamideˌsaɪənəʊˈdʒɛnəˌmaɪd-mɪd a white or colourless crystalline soluble weak dibasic acid, which can be hydrolysed to urea. Formula: H 2 NCN
- a salt or ester of cyanamide
- short for calcium cyanamide
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cyanamide1
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Example Sentences
Nascent hydrogen reduces cyanamide to ammonia and methylamine.
From Project Gutenberg
Heated in the electric furnace in a current of air, it yields calcium cyanamide (see Cyanamide).
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