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Cyanuric acid
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<p>Cyanuric acid or 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triol is a <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compound</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">formula</a> (CNOH)3. Like many industrially useful chemicals, this <a href="/facts/Triazine/IxQSQjk9">triazine</a> has many synonyms. This white, odorless solid finds use as a precursor or a component of <a href="/facts/Bleach/QPxAysPl">bleaches</a>, disinfectants, and <a href="/facts/Herbicide/FN93bvrk">herbicides</a>. In 1997, worldwide production was 160 000 <a href="/facts/Tonne/gMymLmWv">tonnes</a>. </p>