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guanidine

[gwan-i-deen, -din, gwah-ni-]
noun Chemistry.
  1. 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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Origin of guanidine

First recorded in 1860–65; guan(o) + -id3 + -ine2
Also called carbamidine, iminourea.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for guanidine

guanidine

guanidin (ˈɡwɑːnɪdɪn, 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) 2Also called: carbamidine, iminourea
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Word Origin

C19: from guano + -id ³ + -ine ²
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