Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A deliquescent caustic crystalline compound, CH2N2, prepared by treating calcium cyanamide with sulfuric acid.
- noun Calcium cyanamide.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A white crystalline body (CN.NH2) prepared by the action of ammonia on cyanogen chlorid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry A
chemical compound , NH2CN; awhite crystalline solid ,soluble inwater , having manycommercial applications includingfertilizer - noun organic chemistry Any
derivative of this compound in which one or morehydrogen atoms are replaced by analkyl oraryl group
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a weak soluble dibasic acid (the parent acid of cyanamide salts)
- noun a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds
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Examples
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Hydrogen cyanamide is a toxin that can induce nausea, vomiting and parasympathetic hyperactivity.
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Hydrogen cyanamide is a toxin that can induce nausea, vomiting and parasympathetic hyperactivity.
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Hydrogen cyanamide is a toxin that can induce nausea, vomiting and parasympathetic hyperactivity.
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They found that when nondrinking rats received low doses of cyanamide by injection, there was a significant increase in their later alcohol preference.
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… This enhanced alcohol drinking which persisted could have profound implications for the abstinent alcoholic patient undergoing cyanamide or Antabuse therapy, because the treatment with either of these … inhibitors reportedly may result in a subsequent craving for alcohol.
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… This enhanced alcohol drinking which persisted could have profound implications for the abstinent alcoholic patient undergoing cyanamide or Antabuse therapy, because the treatment with either of these … inhibitors reportedly may result in a subsequent craving for alcohol.
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They found that when nondrinking rats received low doses of cyanamide by injection, there was a significant increase in their later alcohol preference.
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The explanation of the low compliance rate for Antabuse may have been found by R. D. Myers and E. C. Critcher in an experiment using cyanamide, a substance similar to Antabuse that inhibits the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase.
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The explanation of the low compliance rate for Antabuse may have been found by R. D. Myers and E. C. Critcher in an experiment using cyanamide, a substance similar to Antabuse that inhibits the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase.
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These findings suggest that an increase in the level of one or more biogenic aldehydes TIQs induced endogenously by repeated injections of cyanamide, both in the brain and in the periphery, can induce a prolonged enhancement of alcohol drinking.
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