cyanuric acid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cyanuric acid
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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They wondered if bacteria had converted some melamine to cyanuric acid.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 13, 2013
Moreover, the rats on antibiotics excreted twice as much melamine, likely because there were no bacteria present to convert melamine to cyanuric acid.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 13, 2013
But cyanuric acid was not in the infant formula, so it was initially unclear why kidney stones formed in the children.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 13, 2013
Typically, melamine-induced kidney stones are crystals of melamine comingled with a chemical relative called cyanuric acid.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 13, 2013
It is obtained as a colorless, mobile, unstable liquid by the heating cyanuric acid.
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