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guanidine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
guani-dine
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strong base HN=C(NH₂)₂ obtained by the oxidation of guanine

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

guanidines (plural)

Derived Forms

aminoguanidine biguanidine cimetidine cyanoguanidine diphenylguanidine guanethidine guanidinium nitroguanidine nitrosoguanidine oligoguanidine oxyguanidine sulfaguanidine

Questions

What does guanidine mean?
A strong base HN=C(NH₂)₂ obtained by the oxidation of guanine

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