cyanamide

Definitions of cyanamide
  1. noun
    a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts)
    synonyms: cyanamid
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    type 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
  2. noun
    a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds
    synonyms: calcium-cyanamide
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    type of:
    chemical compound, compound
    (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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