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