ˈku̇rtsēəs- noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: after Theodore Curtius died 1928 German chemist
: the conversion by heat of an acid azide RCON 3 into nitrogen and an isocyanate RNCO
ˈku̇rtsēəs- noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: after Theodore Curtius died 1928 German chemist
: the conversion by heat of an acid azide RCON 3 into nitrogen and an isocyanate RNCO
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012