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cyanide

DEFINITIONS OF: cyanide

1

n any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN

Synonyms:
nitril, nitrile
Types:
acrylonitrile, propenonitrile, vinyl cyanide
a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene
Type of:
organic compound
any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

n an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

Types:
sodium cyanide
a white poisonous salt (NaCN) used in electroplating
potassium cyanide
a poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography
Type of:
salt
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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