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Definition of: cyanamide
(sī·an′ə·mīd, -mid, sī′ə·nam′īd, -id) noun Chem.
A white crystalline compound, CH2N2, formed from calcium cyanamide or by the action of cyanogen chloride on ammonia. Also cy·an·a·mid (sī·an′ə·mid, sī′ə·nam′id). [<CYAN- + AMIDE]
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