cyanate

[ sahy-uh-neyt, -nit ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of cyanic acid.

cyanate

/ ˈsaɪəˌneɪt /

noun

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

cyanate

/ sī′ə-nāt′,-nət /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyanate¹

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

Example Sentences

Potassium cyanide is a powerful reducing agent (see p. 89) and is readily oxidized to potassium cyanate.

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By distilling a dry mixture of cyanate of potassa and sulphovinate of potassa in nearly equivalent proportions.

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Caustic alkalis hydrolyse it readily to the alkaline chloride and cyanate.

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Potash solution converts it into a mixture of potassium cyanide and cyanate.

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