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cyanide
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cy·a·nide  (s-nd)
n. also cy·a·nid (-nd)
Any of various salts or esters of hydrogen cyanide containing a CN group, especially the extremely poisonous compounds potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide.
tr.v. cy·a·nid·ed, cy·a·nid·ing, cy·a·nides
1. To treat (a metal surface) with cyanide to produce a hard surface.
2. To treat (an ore) with cyanide to extract gold or silver.

cyanide [ˈsaɪəˌnaɪd], cyanid [ˈsaɪənɪd]
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any salt of hydrocyanic acid. Cyanides contain the ion CN- and are extremely poisonous
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name (not in technical usage) for nitrile
cyanidation  n

cyanide  (s-nd)
Any of a large group of chemical compounds containing the radical CN, especially the very poisonous salts sodium cyanide and potassium cyanide. Cyanides are used to make plastics and to extract and treat metals.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cyanide - any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
acrylonitrile, propenonitrile, vinyl cyanide - a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene
2.cyanide - an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
sodium cyanide - a white poisonous salt (NaCN) used in electroplating
potassium cyanide - a poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography
salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
Translations
cyanide [ˈsaɪənaɪd] Ncianuro m
cyanide of potassiumcianuro m potásico

cyanide [ˈsaɪənaɪd] ncyanure m

cyanide
nZyanid nt, → Blausäuresalz nt; cyanide poisoningBlausäurevergiftung f

cyanide [ˈsaɪəˌnaɪd] ncianuro

cyanide
n cyanide [ˈsaiənaid]
a deadly type of poison. sianied سيانيد: مِلح الحِمض الأزرَق цианид kyanid cyanid das Zyanid άλας υδροκυανίου cianuro tsüaniid سیانور syanidi cyanure צִיאָנִיד विषैली रासायनिक पदार्थ cijankalij cianid sianida blásÿrusalt cianuro シアン化物 청산칼리 cianidas cianīds sianida cyanide blåsyre, cyanid cyjanek cianeto cianură цианид kyanid cianid cijanid cyanid ไซยาไนด์ ยาพิษชนิดหนึ่ง siyanür 氰化物 ціанід سم قاتل، نهايت هى تيز زهر xyanua


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