cyanamide (n.)

  1. a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts)

    [ Syn: cyanamid ]

  2. a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds

    [ Syn: calcium-cyanamide ]

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