Cyanamide
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Cyanamide (CN2H2) is an amide of cyanogen, a white, crystalline compound. The term can also refer to a salt of this compound, having one or both of the hydrogen atoms replaced by another element or radical, such as in the most common case of calcium cyanamide (CaCN2), a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of other compounds of nitrogen.
A "cyanamide process" involves producing calcium cyanamide by reacting calcium carbide (CaC2) with nitrogen at a high temperature.
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