Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A polymeric form of cyanic acid, (CONH)4. It forms a white, amorphous, insoluble powder.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A white amorphous substance, regarded as a polymeric modification of isocyanic acid.
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- noun organic chemistry A white
amorphous substance, regarded as apolymeric modification ofisocyanic acid .
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Examples
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Now if we place the first, -- cyanuric acid, -- in a vessel hermetically sealed, and apply a high degree of heat, it is converted by its influence into hydrated cyanic acid; and, then, if this is kept for some time at the common temperature, it passes into cyamelide, no other element being present.
Familiar Letters on Chemistry Justus Freiherr von Liebig 1838
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And, again inversely, cyamelide can be converted into cyanuric acid and hydrated cyanic acid.
Familiar Letters on Chemistry Justus Freiherr von Liebig 1838
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In cyanuric acid, hydrated cyanic acid, and cyamelide, we have three such isomeric compounds.
Familiar Letters on Chemistry Justus Freiherr von Liebig 1838
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