cyanate

American

[sahy-uh-neyt, -nit] / ˈsaɪ əˌneɪt, -nɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

a salt or ester of cyanic acid.

cyanate British

/ ˈsaɪəˌneɪt /

noun

any salt or ester of cyanic acid, containing the ion ^– OCN or the group –OCN

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cyanate Scientific

/ sī′ə-nāt′,-nət /

A salt or ester of cyanic acid, containing the group OCN.

Etymology

Origin of cyanate

First recorded in 1835–45; cyan(ic acid) + -ate ²

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