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cyanamide (medicine)


cyanamide
<chemical> Cyanamide (h2ncn). A cyanide compound which has been used as a fertiliser, defoliant and in many manufacturing processes. It often occurs as the calcium salt, sometimes also referred to as cyanamide. The citrated calcium salt is used in the treatment of alcoholism.

Chemical name: Cyanamide


brail (iou)



brail noun & verb. LME.

A. noun.
In pl. Small ropes fastened to the leech of fore-and-aft sails to truss them up before furling. LME.
In pl. The rump of an animal; spec. the feathers about a hawk's rump. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
A girdle used to confine a hawk's wings. E19.
b. verb trans.
Haul up (sails) by means of brails. E17.
Confine (a hawk's wings) with a girdle. M17.