cyanate
[ sahy-uh-neyt, -nit ]
/ ˈsaɪ əˌneɪt, -nɪt /
noun Chemistry.
a salt or ester of cyanic acid.
Origin of cyanate
First recorded in 1835–45;
cyan(ic acid) +
-ate2
Words nearby cyanate
cya,
cyan,
cyan blue,
cyan-,
cyanamide,
cyanate,
cyaneous,
cyanic,
cyanic acid,
cyanide,
cyanide process
Example sentences from the Web for cyanate
Caustic alkalis hydrolyse it readily to the alkaline chloride and cyanate.
By distilling a dry mixture of cyanate of potassa and sulphovinate of potassa in nearly equivalent proportions.
Potash solution converts it into a mixture of potassium cyanide and cyanate.
British Dictionary definitions for cyanate
cyanate
/ (ˈsaɪəˌneɪt) /
noun
any salt or ester of cyanic acid, containing the ion – OCN or the group –OCN
Scientific definitions for cyanate
cyanate
[ sī′ə-nāt′, -nət ]
A salt or ester of cyanic acid, containing the group OCN.