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dicyandiamide
[ dahy-sahy-uhn-dahy-am-ahyd ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a white, crystalline, rather sparingly water-soluble solid, C 2 H 4 N 4 , produced from cyanamide by polymerization: used in the manufacture of plastics and pharmaceuticals.
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