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Maidstone (sh) and cyanamide (medicine)


Maidstone (sh)




Town and borough (pop., 2001: 138,959), administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England.

It is situated on the River Medway southeast of London. Its name is derived from one given it in Domesday Book. A residence of the Norman archbishops of Canterbury until the Reformation, it grew as a market town. Still an agricultural centre, it is located in England's largest hops-growing area, and brewing is important to its economy. Among many sites of architectural interest is the medieval archbishop's palace.


cyanamide (medicine)


cyanamide
<chemical> Cyanamide (h2ncn). A cyanide compound which has been used as a fertiliser, defoliant and in many manufacturing processes. It often occurs as the calcium salt, sometimes also referred to as cyanamide. The citrated calcium salt is used in the treatment of alcoholism.

Chemical name: Cyanamide