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guan•i•dine
Pronunciation: (gwan'i-dēn", -din, gwä'ni-), [key]—
n. Chem.
a colorless, crystalline, strongly alkaline, water-soluble solid, CH
5N
3, used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics, resins, rubber accelerators, and explosives. Also called
carbamidine, iminourea. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.