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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UNAMBIGUOUS

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