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CYANAMIDE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds

Synonyms:

calcium-cyanamide; cyanamide

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("cyanamide" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts)

Synonyms:

cyanamid; cyanamide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("cyanamide" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

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