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carbodiimide

noun
car·​bo·​di·​i·​mide | \¦kär(ˌ)bōˈdīəˌmīd, -ōˌdīˈiˌm-, -mə̇d\
plural -s

Definition of carbodiimide 

: a tautomeric form of cyanamide NH=C=NH known in the form of its derivatives

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First Known Use of carbodiimide

1877, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for carbodiimide

International Scientific Vocabulary carb- + di- + imide; probably originally formed in French

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