CYANAMIDE


Meaning of CYANAMIDE in English

sīˈanəmə̇d, -ˌmīd noun

also cy·an·a·mid -mə̇d

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cyan- + amide, amid; originally formed as French cyanamide

1. : a colorless crystalline acidic compound CNNH 2 obtained by the action of ammonia gas on cyanogen chloride and by acidification of calcium cyanamide

2. : calcium cyanamide — used especially of the commercial products

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.