CYANOGEN


Meaning of CYANOGEN in English

/suy an"euh jeuhn, -jen'/ , n.

1. a colorless, poisonous, flammable, water-soluble gas, C 2 N 2 , having an almondlike odor: used chiefly in organic synthesis.

2. See cyano group .

[ 1820-30; CYANO- 1 + -GEN ]

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