Cyanuramide

/ˌsaɪ.ə.nʊˈræm.aɪd/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound containing the cyanuric group combined with an amide functional group.

Etymology

From cyanuric (relating to cyanuric acid) + amide (a type of chemical compound with NH₂ attached to carbon). Cyanuric comes from cyan- + -uric (relating to urine).

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Cyanuramides show up in everything from pool chlorine stabilizers to flame retardants in fabrics—it's one of those 'hidden chemistry' molecules that quietly does important jobs in thousands of products you use daily.

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