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ziram

[ zahy-ram ]
/ ˈzaɪ ræm /

noun Chemistry.

a white crystalline powder, C6H12N2S4Zn, almost insoluble in water, soluble in acetone and chloroform: used as a fungicide and rubber accelerator.

Nearby words

  1. zipper,
  2. zippered,
  3. zippo,
  4. zipporah,
  5. zippy,
  6. zircalloy,
  7. zircaloy,
  8. zircon,
  9. zirconia,
  10. zirconic

Origin of ziram

1945–50; zi(nc dimethyl dithioca)r(b)am(ate) an alternate chemical name
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