CALCIUM CYANAMIDE


Meaning of CALCIUM CYANAMIDE in English

a gray-black, often lumpy powder, CaCN 2 , unstable in water, obtained by heating calcium carbide and nitrogen; cyanamide: used chiefly as a fertilizer, herbicide, and intermediate in the synthesis of nitrogen compounds.

[ 1905-10 ]

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