cyanamide

American  

[sahy-an-uh-mid, -mahyd, sahy-uh-nam-ahyd, -id] / saɪˈæn ə mɪd, -ˌmaɪd, ˌsaɪ əˈnæm aɪd, -ɪd /

Also cyanamid

noun

Chemistry.

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) calcium cyanamide.

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cyanamide British  

/ saɪˈænəˌmaɪd, -mɪd, saɪˈænəmɪd /

noun

1. Also called: cyanogenamide.  a white or colourless crystalline soluble weak dibasic acid, which can be hydrolysed to urea. Formula: H 2 NCN

2. a salt or ester of cyanamide

3. short for calcium cyanamide

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Etymology

Origin of cyanamide

First recorded in 1830–40; cyan- ² + amide