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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A white substance (C2O2(NH2)2), insoluble in water, produced by the distillation of neutral ammonium oxalate, whence its name. Also called
oxalamide .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A white crystalline neutral substance (C2O2(NH2)2) obtained by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia. It is the acid amide of oxalic acid. Formerly called also
oxalamide .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A white
crystalline solid , the doubleamide ofoxalic acid , used as astabilizer fornitrocellulose preparations and as a substitute forurea infertilizers .
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The peroxide of hydrogen and hydrocyanic acid, you know, make oxamide, which is
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The peroxide of hydrogen and hydrocyanic acid, you know, make oxamide, which is a harmless compound.
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Even though the chemistry yields the farm chemical oxamide, notes Chirik, it doesn't do so in large enough quantities to be useful.
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Subsequent addition of a weak acid liberates oxamide, which demonstrates that an important agrochemical can be synthesized directly from N
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