cyanamide

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

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, unstable, deliquescent solid, CH2N2, usually produced by the action of ammonia on cyanogen chloride or by the action of sulfuric acid on calcium cyanamide.
(not in technical use) calcium cyanamide.
Also cy·an·a·mid [sahy-an-uh-mid, sahy-uh-nam-id] /saɪˈæn ə mɪd, ˌsaɪ əˈnæm ɪd/.

Origin of cyanamide

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

Words nearby cyanamide

cy., cya, cyan, cyan blue, cyan-, cyanamide, cyanate, cyaneous, cyanic, cyanic acid, cyanide

British Dictionary definitions for cyanamide

cyanamide

cyanamid (saɪˈænəmɪd)

/ (saɪˈænəˌmaɪd, -mɪd) /

noun

Also called: cyanogenamide (ˌsaɪənəʊˈdʒɛnəˌmaɪd, -mɪd) a white or colourless crystalline soluble weak dibasic acid, which can be hydrolysed to urea. Formula: H 2 NCN
a salt or ester of cyanamide
short for calcium cyanamide