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Webster 1913 Edition
Cyanide
Cy′a-nide
(s?′?-n?d or -n?d; 104)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
cyanide
. See Cyanic
.] (Chem.)
A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical.
Definition 2024
Cyanide
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See also: Cyanide
English
Noun
cyanide (countable and uncountable, plural cyanides)
- (chemistry, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N radical or the C≡N-1anion.
- (uncountable) potassium cyanide - a water soluble poison
- (uncountable) hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas - a poisonous gas
Derived terms
Translations
chemistry: any compound containing the CN group
potassium cyanide — see potassium cyanide
hydrogen cyanide — see hydrogen cyanide
See also
- hydrocyanic acid
- Zyklon B
- Nevada gas (slang)
Verb
cyanide (third-person singular simple present cyanides, present participle cyaniding, simple past and past participle cyanided)