isocyanate
[ ahy-suh-sahy-uh-neyt ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈsaɪ əˌneɪt /
noun Chemistry.
a salt or ester of isocyanic acid.
any compound containing the univalent group −NCO.
Origin of isocyanate
First recorded in 1870–75;
isocyan(ic acid) +
-ate2
Words nearby isocyanate
isocolon,
isocoria,
isocortex,
isocracy,
isocrates,
isocyanate,
isocyanic acid,
isocyanide,
isocyanine,
isocyano,
isocyano group