Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cyanamide

2 senses of cyanamide

Sense 1
cyanamide, cyanamid -- (a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts))
       => acid -- (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

Sense 2
calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide -- (a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds)
       => compound, chemical compound -- ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)