/suy"euh nuyd', -nid/ , n. , v. , cyanided, cyaniding .
n.
1. Also, cyanid /suy"euh nid/ . Chem.
a. a salt of hydrocyanic acid, as potassium cyanide, KCN.
b. a nitrile, as methyl cyanide, C 2 H 3 N.
v.t.
2. to treat with a cyanide, as an ore in order to extract gold.
[ 1820-30; CYAN- 3 + -IDE ]