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
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