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CYANATE
Etymology
Noun
cyanate (plural cyanates)
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of cyanic acid
Hypernyms
• chemical compound
Hyponyms
• isocyanate
• thiocyanate
• isothiocyanate
Verb
cyanate (third-person singular simple present cyanates, present participle cyanating, simple past and past participle cyanated)
(chemistry) To treat or react with cyanide
Source: Wiktionary
Cy"a*nate (s"-nt), n. Etym: [Cf. F. cuanate. See Cyanic.] (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of cyanic acid. Ammonium cyanate (Chem.), a remarkable white crystalline substance, NH4.O.CN, which passes, on standing, to the organic compound, urea, CO.(NH)2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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