dicyandiamide

noun

di·​cy·​an·​diamide

¦dīˌsī¦an+

variants or less commonly dicyanodiamide

(¦)dī¦sīə(ˌ)nō+

plural -s

: a colorless crystalline water-soluble compound H₂NC(=NH)NHCN formed by polymerization of cyanamide and used chiefly in making melamine and guanidine

called also cyanoguanidine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary di- + cyan- + diamide

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