CYANOGEN


Meaning of CYANOGEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sī-ˈa-nə-jən ]

noun

Etymology: French cyanogène, from cyan- + gène -gen

Date: 1816

1. : a monovalent group −CN present in cyanides

2. : a colorless flammable poisonous gas (CN) 2

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