Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

cyanamid

 - 2 dictionary results

cy⋅an⋅a⋅mide

  [sahy-an-uh-mid, -mahyd, sahy-uh-nam-ahyd, -id]
Use cyanamid in a Sentence
–noun Chemistry.
1. a white, crystalline, unstable, deliquescent solid, CH2N2, 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) calcium cyanamide.
Also, cy⋅an⋅a⋅mid  [sahy-an-uh-mid, sahy-uh-nam-id] .

Origin:
1830–40; cyan- 2 + amide
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To cyanamid
cy·an·am·ide also cy·an·am·id   (sī-ān'ə-mĭd)   
n.  

  1. A caustic acidic crystalline compound, NHCNH, prepared by treating calcium cyanamide with sulfuric acid.

  2. Calcium cyanamide.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see cyanamid on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way