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guanidine
[ gwan-i-deen, -din, gwah-ni- ]
/ ˈgwæn ɪˌdin, -dɪn, ˈgwɑ nɪ- /
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noun Chemistry.
a colorless, crystalline, strongly alkaline, water-soluble solid, CH5N3, used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics, resins, rubber accelerators, and explosives.
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Also called carbamidine, iminourea.
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How to use guanidine in a sentence
When heated with ammonia it yields guanidine, and on boiling with alcoholic potash it yields potassium carbonate.
Hence guanidine from its structural formula is a carbodiamidimide.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter BlythThe principle of the method is based upon the fact that guanidine is precipitated by mercurous oxide.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
British Dictionary definitions for guanidine
guanidine
guanidin (ˈɡwɑːnɪdɪn, ˈɡwænɪ-)
/ (ˈɡwɑːnɪˌdiːn, -dɪn, ˈɡwænɪ-) /
noun
a strongly alkaline crystalline substance, soluble in water and found in plant and animal tissues. It is used in organic synthesis. Formula: HNC(NH 2) 2Also called: carbamidine, iminourea
Word Origin for guanidine
C19: from guano + -id ³ + -ine ²
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