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guanidine
[ gwan-i-deen, -din, gwah-ni- ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a colorless, crystalline, strongly alkaline, water-soluble solid, CH 5 N 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics, resins, rubber accelerators, and explosives.
guanidine
/ ˈɡwænɪ-; -dɪn; ˈɡwɑːnɪˌdiːn; ˈɡwɑːnɪdɪn; 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 ) 2 Also calledcarbamidineiminourea
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Word History and Origins
Origin of guanidine1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of guanidine1
C19: from guano + -id ³ + -ine ²
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Example Sentences
When heated with ammonia it yields guanidine, and on boiling with alcoholic potash it yields potassium carbonate.
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Hence guanidine from its structural formula is a carbodiamidimide.
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The principle of the method is based upon the fact that guanidine is precipitated by mercurous oxide.
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