Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Guajiro
Guam
guan
guanaco
Guanajuato
Guangdong
Guangxi Zhuang
Guangzhou
guanidine
guanine
guano
guanosine
guanosine monophosphate
guanosine triphosphate
Guantanamo Bay
guanylic acid
Guaporé
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

guanidine

gua·ni·dine [ gwni dn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
substance in plants and animals: a strongly alkaline substance found in urine as a product of protein metabolism and in plant tissues. Use: manufacture of plastics and resins. CH5N3

[Mid-19th century. <guano + -ide + -ine]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft