calcium cyanamide

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noun

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.

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Origin of calcium cyanamide

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby calcium cyanamide

calcium blocker, calcium carbide, calcium carbonate, calcium channel blocker, calcium chloride, calcium cyanamide, calcium cyanide, calcium cyclamate, calcium fluoride, calcium gluconate, calcium hydroxide

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I take calcium and vitamin D supplements, but prescription medications are generally only for women in menopause.
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Feel good about using cottage cheese as a dip because it delivers calcium, quality protein and potassium.
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The rhino beetle—fried, stewed, grilled, or roasted—is high in calcium and protein.
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Excess calcium causing zinc and iron deficiency offers just one simple illustration of this kind of interaction.
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Crystals of calcium oxalate are insoluble in acetic acid or caustic soda.
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The long axis of the hip-roof crystal is often so shortened that it resembles the envelop crystal of calcium oxalate.
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The usual forms are: (a) Ammoniomagnesium phosphate crystals; (b) acid calcium phosphate crystals; and (c) amorphous phosphates.
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Characteristic octahedral crystals of calcium oxalate (Fig. 47) appear after ingestion of certain vegetables.
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The lights were lowered, a single calcium playing with its soft and silvery rays upon his face and shoulders.
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British Dictionary definitions for calcium cyanamide

calcium cyanamide

noun

a white crystalline compound formed by heating calcium carbide with nitrogen. It is important in the fixation of nitrogen and can be hydrolysed to ammonia or used as a fertilizer. Formula: CaCN 2

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