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cyanate |
cyanaurate |
cyanean |
cyanic |
cyanic acid |
cyanide
| cyanide group
| cyanide poisoning
| cyanide process
| cyanide radical
| cyanin
cyanide
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cyanide has 2 senses
- cyanide(n = noun.substance) nitril, nitrile - any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN; Array is a kind of organic compound
- cyanide(n = noun.substance) Array - an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid; Array has particulars: sodium cyanide, potassium cyanide
has particulars: acrylonitrile, propenonitrile, vinyl cyanide
is a kind of salt
CIDE DICTIONARY
cyanide, n. [Cf. F. cyanide. See Cyanic.].
A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cyanide, n. any of the highly poisonous salts or esters of hydrocyanic acid, esp. the potassium salt used in the extraction of gold and silver.
Etymology
CYANOGEN + -IDE
ROGET THESAURUS
cyanide
Bane
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