dicyandiamide

noun
di·​cy·​an·​diamide | \ ¦dīˌsī¦an+\
variants: or less commonly dicyanodiamide \ (¦)dī¦sīə(ˌ)nō+ \
plural -s

Definition of dicyandiamide

: a colorless crystalline water-soluble compound H2NC(=NH)NHCN formed by polymerization of cyanamide and used chiefly in making melamine and guanidine

called also cyanoguanidine

History and Etymology for dicyandiamide

International Scientific Vocabulary di- + cyan- + diamide

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