calcium cyanamide

cal·ci·um cy·an·a·mide

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kal-see-uh m sahy-an-uh-mid, -mahyd, sahy-uh-nam-ahyd, -id]
- /ˈkæl si əm saɪˈæn ə mɪd, -ˌmaɪd, ˌsaɪ əˈnæm aɪd, -ɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kal-see-uh m sahy-an-uh-mid, -mahyd, sahy-uh-nam-ahyd, -id]
- /ˈkæl si əm saɪˈæn ə mɪd, -ˌmaɪd, ˌsaɪ əˈnæm aɪd, -ɪd/

Definitions of calcium cyanamide words

noun calcium cyanamide a white crystalline compound formed by heating calcium carbide with nitrogen. It is important in the fixation of nitrogen and can be hydrolysed to ammonia or used as a fertilizer. Formula: CaCN2 3
noun calcium cyanamide a white, crystalline compound, CaCN2, used as a fertilizer, weed killer, etc. 3
noun calcium cyanamide a gray-black, often lumpy powder, CaCN 2 , unstable in water, obtained by heating calcium carbide and nitrogen; cyanamide: used chiefly as a fertilizer, herbicide, and intermediate in the synthesis of nitrogen compounds. 1
noun calcium cyanamide (inorganic chemistry) The compound CaCN2 produced by reacting calcium carbide with nitrogen; it is used as a fertilizer. 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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