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1. calcium cyanamide (CaCN2)
Wikipedia definition
2. Calcium cyanamideCalcium cyanamide or CaCN2 is a calcium compound used as fertilizer, first synthesized in 1898 by Adolph Frank and Nikodem Caro (Frank-Caro process). It is formed when calcium carbide reacts with nitrogen. It is commercially known as Nitrolime. CaC2 + N2 → CaCN2 + C The reaction takes place in large steel chambers. An electric carbon element heats the reactants to red heat. Nitrogen is pressurised at 2 atmospheres.
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カルシウム・シアナミド

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