CYANIDE

cyanide

(noun) an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

nitrile, nitril, cyanide

(noun) any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

cyanide (countable and uncountable, plural cyanides)

(chemistry, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N radical or the C≡N^-1 anion.

(uncountable) potassium cyanide - a water soluble poison

(uncountable) hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas - a poisonous gas

Verb

cyanide (third-person singular simple present cyanides, present participle cyaniding, simple past and past participle cyanided)

(transitive) To treat or poison with cyanide.

Anagrams

• cyaneid

Source: Wiktionary

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Cy"a*nide (s"-nd or -nd; 104), n. Etym: [Cf. F. cyanide. See Cyanic.] (Chem.)

Definition: A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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