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dicyanodiamide

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di⋅cy⋅an⋅di⋅am⋅ide

[dahy-sahy-uhn-dahy-am-ahyd]
–noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, rather sparingly water-soluble solid, C2H4N4, produced from cyanamide by polymerization: used in the manufacture of plastics and pharmaceuticals.
Also, di⋅cy⋅an⋅o⋅di⋅am⋅ide [dahy-sahy-uh-noh-dahy-am-ahyd] .
Also called cyanoguanidine.


Origin:
di- 1 + cyan(o)- 2 + di- 1 + amide
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