- calcium cyanamide
- noun Date: circa 1893 a compound CaCN2 used as a fertilizer and a weed killer and as a source of other nitrogen compounds
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
calcium cyanamide
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Calcium cyanamide — IUPAC name Calcium cyanamide … Wikipedia
calcium cyanamide — n. a white, crystalline compound, CaCN2, used as a fertilizer, weed killer, etc … English World dictionary
calcium cyanamide — noun also calcium cyanamid : a compound CaCN2 obtained in impure cokelike form by passing dry nitrogen over calcium carbide at about 1100° C and used chiefly as a fertilizer, as a weed killer, in the defoliation of crops (as cotton), and as a… … Useful english dictionary
calcium cyanamide — a compound, CaCN2, which inhibits one or more of the enzymes required for oxidation of acetaldehyde formed from alcohol; used as a fertilizer, defoliant, herbicide, and pesticide. Drinking of alcohol after inhalation or ingestion of calcium… … Medical dictionary
calcium cyanamide — kalcio cianamidas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Kalcio azoto trąša. formulė CaCN₂ atitikmenys: angl. calcium cyanamide; nitrolim; nitrolime rus. цианамид кальция … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
calcium cyanamide — 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. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
calcium-cyanamide — noun a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds • Syn: ↑cyanamide • Hypernyms: ↑compound, ↑chemical compound … Useful english dictionary
calcium cyanamide — CaCN3, used in aquaculture as a pond disinfectant, especially for Myxosoma cerebralis, the cause of whirling disease. Also called lime nitrogen … Dictionary of ichthyology
calcium cyanamide — cal′cium cyan′amide n. chem. a gray black powder, CaCN2, used as a fertilizer and herbicide • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
Cyanamide process — is a process of manufacturing fertilizer calcium cyanamide and ammonia. The reaction runs at high temperatures 1000 1100 °C often with catalyst in mixture of nitrogen and calcium carbide, which form calcium cyanamide and carbon: CaC2 + N2 → CaCN2 … Wikipedia
