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Cyanate

Cy′a-nate

(s?′?-n?t)
,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
cuanate
. See
Cyanic
.]
(Chem.)
A salt of cyanic acid.
Ammonium cyanate
(Chem.)
,
a remarkable white crystalline substance,
NH4.O.CN
, which passes, on standing, to the organic compound, urea,
CO.(NH2)2
.