DICYANDIAMIDE


Meaning of DICYANDIAMIDE in English

|dīˌsī|an+ noun

also di·cy·an·o·diamide (|)dī|sīə(ˌ)nō+

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary di- + cyan- + diamide

: a colorless crystalline water-soluble compound H 2 NC( = NH)NHCN formed by polymerization of cyanamide and used chiefly in making melamine and guanidine — called also cyanoguanidine

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