/suy an"euh mid, -muyd', suy'euh nam"uyd, -id/ , n. Chem.
1. a white, crystalline, unstable, deliquescent solid, CH 2 N 2 , usually produced by the action of ammonia on cyanogen chloride or by the action of sulfuric acid on calcium cyanamide.
2. (not in technical use) See calcium cyanamide .
Also, cyanamid /suy an"euh mid, suy'euh nam"id/ .
[ 1830-40; CYAN- 2 + AMIDE ]