cyanide (redirected from cyanid)

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.

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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

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cyanide - any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN nitril, nitrile 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] N → cianuro m
cyanide of potassium → cianuro m potásico

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cyanide [ˈsaɪənaɪd] n → cyanure m

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cyanide

n → Zyanid nt, → Blausäuresalz nt; cyanide poisoning → Blausäurevergiftung f

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cyanide [ˈsaɪəˌnaɪd] n → cianuro

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cyanide [ˈsaɪəˌnaɪd] n → cianuro

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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 氰化物