cyanate

[ sahy-uh-neyt, -nit ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a salt or ester of cyanic acid.

Origin of cyanate

1
First recorded in 1835–45; cyan(ic acid) + -ate2

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British Dictionary definitions for cyanate

cyanate

/ (ˈsaɪəˌneɪt) /


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

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Scientific definitions for cyanate

cyanate

[ ə-nāt′, -nət ]


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

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