cyaankali

Definitions of cyaankali
  1. noun
    an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
    synonyms: cyanide, nitril
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    type of:
    chloornatrium, keukenzout, metaalzout, natriumchloride, zout
    a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
  2. noun
    any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
    synonyms: cyanide, nitril
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    type of:
    verbinding
    any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
  3. noun
    a poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography
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    type of:
    cyanide, nitril
    an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
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