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Salt of a strong acid
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cyanate
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n. (context chemistry English) Any salt or ester of cyanic acid vb. (context chemistry English) To treat or react with cyanide
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The cyanate ion is an anion with the chemical formula written as [OCN] or [NCO]. In aqueous solution it acts as a base, forming isocyanic acid , HNCO. The cyanate ion is an ambidentate ligand , forming complexes with a metal ion in which either the nitrogen ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cyanate \Cy"a*nate\ (s?"?-n?t), n. [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 .
Usage examples of cyanate.
For example, when a spy writes in iron sulfate, nothing will be visible until it is painted over with a solution of potassium cyanate, when the two chemicals will combine to form ferric ferrocyanide, or Prussian blue, a particularly lovely hue.
For example, when a spy writes in iron sulfate, nothing will be visible until it is painted over with a solution of potassium cyanate, when the two chemicals will combine to form ferric ferrocyanide, or Prussian blue, a particularly lovely hue.