CYANOHYDRIN


Meaning of CYANOHYDRIN in English

/suy'euh noh huy"drin, suy an'oh-/ , n.

any of a class of organic chemical compounds that contains both the CN and the OH group, usually linked to the same carbon atom.

[ 1920-25; CYANO- 3 + HYDR- 2 + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .