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Noun: cyanide  'sI-u,nId
  1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
    - nitrile, nitril
     
  2. An extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

Derived forms: cyanides

Type of: organic compound, salt

Encyclopedia: Cyanide

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Cyamopsis
Cyamopsis psoraloides
Cyamopsis tetragonolobus
Cyamus
cyan
cyanamid
cyanamide
cyanate
cyanic acid
cyanide
cyanide group
cyanide poisoning
cyanide process
cyanide radical
cyanine
cyanine dye
cyanite
cyano-
cyano group
cyano radical