calcium cyanamide
noun
a gray-black, often lumpy powder, CaCN2, unstable in water, obtained by heating calcium carbide and nitrogen; cyanamide: used chiefly as a fertilizer, herbicide, and intermediate in the synthesis of nitrogen compounds.
Origin of calcium cyanamide
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby calcium cyanamide
British Dictionary definitions for calcium cyanamide
calcium cyanamide
noun
a white crystalline compound formed by heating calcium carbide with nitrogen. It is important in the fixation of nitrogen and can be hydrolysed to ammonia or used as a fertilizer. Formula: CaCN 2