cyanogen

cy·an·o·gen

 (sī-ăn′ə-jən)

n.

1. A colorless, flammable, pungent, highly poisonous gas, C₂N₂, used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide, and a chemical weapon.

2. A univalent CN group found in simple and complex cyanide compounds.

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cyanogen

(saɪˈænədʒɪn)

n

(Elements & Compounds) an extremely poisonous colourless flammable gas with an almond-like odour: has been used in chemical warfare. Formula: (CN)2

[C19: from French cyanogène; see cyano-, -gen; so named because it is one of the constituents of Prussian blue]

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cy•an•o•gen

(saɪˈæn ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn)

n.

1. a colorless, poisonous, flammable gas, C₂N₂, used chiefly in organic synthesis.

2. the univalent group CN.

[1820–30; < French cyanogène (1815); see cyano-¹, -gen (so named because it is a component 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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Translations

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cianogeno

cyaancyanogeen