c4h7n3o2

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c4h7n3o2 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Trigenic \Tri*gen"ic\, a. [Pref. tri- + gen- + -ic. So named in
     reference to its composition, it being supposed to contain
     the radicals of three molecules of cyanic acid.] (Chem.)
     Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C4H7N3O2,
     obtained, by the action of the vapor of cyanic acid on cold
     aldehyde, as a white crystalline substance having a slightly
     acid taste and faint smell; -- called also ethidene-biuret
     or ethylidene-biuret.
     [1913 Webster]