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