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CYANAMIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds
Synonyms:
calcium-cyanamide; cyanamide
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cyanamide" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts)
Synonyms:
cyanamid; cyanamide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cyanamide" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
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