carbodiimide

noun

car·​bo·​di·​i·​mide

¦kär(ˌ)bōˈdīəˌmīd,

-ōˌdīˈiˌm-,

-mə̇d

plural -s

: a tautomeric form of cyanamide NH=C=NH known in the form of its derivatives

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary carb- + di- + imide; probably originally formed in French

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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