cyanuric acid

(-ik)

a white, crystalline acid, CN(OH), made by heating urea and used in making melamine, bleaches, etc.

Origin: cyan(o)- + uric

See cyanuric acid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cy·a·nu·ric acid

noun

A white crystalline acid, C₃N₃(OH)₃, that decomposes with heating to form cyanic acid.

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