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cyanamide: Meaning and Definition of

cy•an•a•mide

Pronunciation: (sī-an'u-mid, -mīd", sī"u-nam'īd, -id), [key]
— n. Chem.
  1. a white, crystalline, unstable, deliquescent solid, CHN, usually produced by the action of ammonia on cyanogen chloride or by the action of sulfuric acid on calcium cyanamide.
  2. (not in technical use) See
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
cyan cyanate
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