cyanamide
nounUK /ˌsaɪ.əˈnæm.aɪd/
US /ˌsaɪ.əˈnæm.aɪd/
A white powder made of carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen that is used to make other chemicals.
The factory uses cyanamide to produce fertilizers.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A calcium compound used as a fertilizer and weed killer.
Farmers applied calcium cyanamide to the field before planting.
3. A drug used to treat alcohol dependence by causing unpleasant effects when alcohol is consumed.
The doctor prescribed cyanamide to help the patient stop drinking.
4. Any of a group of organic compounds containing a cyanamide group.
The lab studied several cyanamide derivatives for their industrial uses.