CYANOHYDRIN

cyanohydrin

(noun) any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cyanohydrin (plural cyanohydrins)

(organic compound) Any compound having both a hydroxy and a cyanide functional group, especially one having these groups attached to the same carbon atom

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Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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