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Webster 1913 Edition

Guanidine

Gua′ni-dine

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Noun.
(Physiol. Chem.)
A strongly alkaline base,
NH2.CNH.NH2
, formed by the oxidation of guanin, and also obtained combined with methyl in the decomposition of creatin. Boiled with dilute sulphuric acid, it yields urea and ammonia.

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