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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white or colorless crystalline solid, CaCN2, that is used as a fertilizer and weed killer and impairs ethanol metabolism in humans who are exposed to it. The presence of impurities can cause it to appear grayish-black.
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- noun inorganic chemistry The compound CaCN2 produced by reacting
calcium carbide withnitrogen ; it is used as afertilizer
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