
Meaning of CYANIDE
| Pronunciation: | | 'sIu`nId
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
- [n] any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
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CYANIDE is a 7 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | nitril, nitrile |
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| | See Also: | | acrylonitrile, organic compound, potassium cyanide, propenonitrile, salt, sodium cyanide, vinyl cyanide | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cy"a*nide\ (s?"?-n?d or -n?d; 104), n. [Cf. F. cyanide.
See {Cyanic}.] (Chem.)
A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or
radical.
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