In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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
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
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
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
8 May 2025
INSULATION
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Coffee Trivia
