Meaning Of The Word Calcium cyanamide

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Calcium cyanamide Definition
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What's The Definition Of Calcium cyanamide?

calcium cyanamide in American English
a white, crystalline compound, CaCN2, used as a fertilizer, weed killer, etc.
noun: a gray-black, often lumpy powder, CaCN2, 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

calcium cyanamide in British English
noun: 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

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