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cyanate
[ sahy-uh-neyt, -nit ]
cyanate
/ ˈsaɪəˌneɪt /
noun
- any salt or ester of cyanic acid, containing the ion –OCN or the group –OCN
cyanate
/ sī′ə-nāt′,-nət /
- A salt or ester of cyanic acid, containing the group OCN.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cyanate1
First recorded in 1835–45; cyan(ic acid) + -ate 2
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Example Sentences
Potassium cyanide is a powerful reducing agent (see p. 89) and is readily oxidized to potassium cyanate.
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By distilling a dry mixture of cyanate of potassa and sulphovinate of potassa in nearly equivalent proportions.
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Caustic alkalis hydrolyse it readily to the alkaline chloride and cyanate.
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Potash solution converts it into a mixture of potassium cyanide and cyanate.
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