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cyanamide

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī an′ə mid, -mīd′, sī′ə nam′īd, -id)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cy•an•a•mide  (sī an′ə mid, -mīd′, sī′ə nam′īd, -id),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya white, crystalline, unstable, deliquescent solid, CH2N2, usually produced by the action of ammonia on cyanogen chloride or by the action of sulfuric acid on calcium cyanamide.
  2. Chemistry(not in technical use) See calcium cyanamide. 
Also, cy•an•a•mid  (sī an′ə mid, sī′ə nam′id).USA pronunciation 
  • cyan-2 + amide 1830–40

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