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cyanamide(dictionary)
calcium cyanamide(medicine)

cyanamide (iou)



cyanamide noun. M19.
[from CYAN + AMIDE.]
Chemistry. Cyanogen amide, a weakly acidic crystalline solid, CN2H2, or a salt of this, esp. (in full calcium cyanamide) that of calcium, CaCN2, used as a fertilizer.
Comb.: cyanamide process: for making calcium cyanamide by the action of nitrogen on calcium carbide at high temperature.