cyanate

American  

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

noun

Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of cyanic acid.

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cyanate British  

/ ˈsaɪəˌneɪt /

noun

1. 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 /

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

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Etymology

Origin of cyanate

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

Example Sentences

Dr Liu Shunchang, Research Fellow in Asst Prof Hou's team, employed various analytical methods to confirm the successful integration of cyanate into the perovskite structure, and fabricated a cyanate-integrated perovskite solar cell.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

In this recently published work, the NUS team experimented on cyanate, a novel pseudohalide, as a substitute for bromide -- an ion from the halide group that is commonly used in perovskites.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

So the Rockefeller scientists suggested adding the cyanate directly to the blood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tests on both animals and humans confirmed this, but the cyanate also had toxic side effects on the nervous system.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cyanide of potassium thus prepared, contains some of the cyanate of potassa, but the admixture does not deteriorate it for blowpipe use.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous