cyanuric acid

cyanuric acid
A cyclic product formed by heating urea; used industrially and as an herbicide.

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cy·an·uric acid .sī-ə-.n(y)u̇r-ik- n a crystalline weak acid C3H3N3O3 used esp. in swimming pools to protect the available chlorine from dissipation by sunlight

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cy·an·uric ac·id (si″ən-uґrik) a cyclic compound formed by heating urea.

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  • cyanuric acid — noun Etymology: cyan + urea Date: 1838 a crystalline weak acid C3N3(OH)3 that yields cyanic acid when heated …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cyanuric acid — noun a trimer of cyanic acid • Hypernyms: ↑acid …   Useful english dictionary

  • cyanuric acid — a white, crystalline, water soluble solid, C3H3O3N3·2H2O, used chiefly in organic synthesis. Also called tricyanic acid. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

  • cyanuric acid — noun An aromatic heterocyclic organic compound, CN(OH), that decomposes on heating to form cyanic acid; it is a prebiotic compound found in stellar dust clouds. Syn: tri …   Wiktionary

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