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guanidine definition

gua·ni·dine (gwä′nə dēn′, -din)

noun

a strongly poisonous crystalline base, (NH)C:NH, normally found in the urine as a result of protein metabolism

Etymology: < guanine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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