sodium cyanide

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sodium cyanide

A poisonous white crystalline compound, NaCN, used in extracting gold and silver from ores and in dye manufacture.

sodium cyanide

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a white odourless crystalline soluble poisonous compound with an odour of hydrogen cyanide when damp. It is used for extracting gold and silver from their ores and for case-hardening steel. Formula: NaCN

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sodium cyanide - a white poisonous salt (NaCN) used in electroplating

cyanide - an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

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