cyanide
noun1826{ds||1||}
- a compound of cyanogen with a more electropositive element or group: such as
- potassium cyanide
- sodium cyanide
hydrogen cyanide
noun
hydrogen cyanide
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1869{ds||1||}
- a poisonous usually gaseous compound HCN that has the odor of bitter almonds
- hydrocyanic acid
potassium cyanide
noun
potassium cyanide
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1866
- a very poisonous crystalline salt KCN used especially in gold and silver extraction from ore
sodium cyanide
noun
sodium cyanide
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1885
- a white deliquescent poisonous salt NaCN used especially in electroplating, in fumigating, and in treating steel
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