cyanamide

English

Noun

cyanamide (countable and uncountable, plural cyanamides)

1. (organic chemistry) A chemical compound, NH₂CN; a white crystalline solid, soluble in water, having many commercial applications including fertilizer
2. (organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by an alkyl or aryl group

Derived terms

• calcium cyanamide

See also

• cyanimide

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

cyanamide m or f (plural cyanamides)

1. cyanamide

Further reading

• “cyanamide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.