guanidine

[ gwan-i-deen, -din, gwah-ni- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a colorless, crystalline, strongly alkaline, water-soluble solid, CH5N3, used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics, resins, rubber accelerators, and explosives.

Origin of guanidine

1
First recorded in 1860–65; guan(o) + -id3 + -ine2

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guanidine

guanidin (ˈɡwɑːnɪdɪn, ˈɡwænɪ-)

/ (ˈɡwɑːnɪˌdiːn, -dɪn, ˈɡwænɪ-) /


noun
  1. 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) 2: Also called: carbamidine, iminourea

Origin of guanidine

1
C19: from guano + -id ³ + -ine ²

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