calcium cyanamide
41carbide — /kahr buyd, bid/, n. 1. a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group. 2. See calcium carbide. 3. a very hard mixture of sintered carbides of various heavy metals, esp. tungsten carbide, used for cutting edges and dies. [1860… …
42mal rouge — (r zh) [Fr. “red sicknessâ€] a syndrome occurring after inhalation or ingestion of calcium cyanamide followed by drinking an alcoholic beverage, marked by intense flushing, rapid pulse and pounding heart, panting respiration, and perception of …
43nitrogen fixation — 1. any process of combining atmospheric nitrogen with other elements, either by chemical means or by bacterial action: used chiefly in the preparation of fertilizers, industrial products, etc. 2. this process as performed by certain bacteria… …
44chemical industry — Introduction complex of processes, operations, and organizations engaged in the manufacture of chemicals and their derivatives. Although the chemical industry may be described simply as the industry that uses chemistry and… …
45Melamine — This article is about the chemical compound. For the plastic also called melamine , see melamine resin. Melamine …
46Adolph Frank — (January 29, 1834 ndash;May 30, 1916) was a German chemist, engineer, and businessman. He is best known for having discovered uses of potash and creating the industry.Adolph Frank was born in the village of Klötze, near Gardelegen in Altmark,… …
47Cladonia furcata — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division …
48cy|an|a|mide — «sy AN uh myd, mihd; SY uh NAM yd, ihd», noun. 1. a) a white, crystalline compound prepared by the action of ammonia on cyanogen chloride and in other ways. Formula: CH2N2 b) a salt of this compound. 2. = calcium cyanamide. (Cf. ↑calcium… …
49List of inorganic compounds — Tentative listing related to this page, inorganic compounds by element (presently under construction), as well as . This list is not necessarily complete or up to date ndash; if you see an article that should be here but isn t (or one that… …
50technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
