cyanate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cyanate
First recorded in 1835–45; cyan(ic acid) + -ate 2
Example Sentences
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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
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
So the Rockefeller scientists suggested adding the cyanate directly to the blood.
From Time Magazine Archive
That idea has led to the experimental development elsewhere of machines, somewhat like artificial kidney units, which allow the cyanate to react with the blood outside the body.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sometimes the reduction is made easier by adding to the substance about its own bulk of potassium cyanide, KCN, which takes up oxygen from the compound and is converted into potassium cyanate, KCNO.
From The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis by Getman, Frederick Hutton
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