cy·an·o·gen (s - n  -jn)n. 1. A colorless, flammable, pungent, highly poisonous gas, C2N2, used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide, and a chemical weapon. 2. A univalent radical, CN, found in simple and complex cyanide compounds. |
cyanogen [saɪˈænədʒɪn]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an extremely poisonous colourless flammable gas with an almond-like odour: has been used in chemical warfare. Formula: (CN)2
[from French cyanogène; see cyano-, -gen; so named because it is one of the constituents of Prussian blue]
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| Noun | 1. | cyanogen - a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely |
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