1. a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts); [syn: cyanamide, cyanamid]
2. a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds; [syn: calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cyanamide
n 1: a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide
salts) [syn: cyanamide, cyanamid]
2: a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen
compounds [syn: calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide]