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cyanide |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cyanide \Cy"a*nide\ (s?"?-n?d or -n?d; 104), n. [Cf. F. cyanide. See {Cyanic}.] (Chem.) A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cyanide n 1: any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN [syn: {nitrile}] 2: an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
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