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Cyanide

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Noun

1. cyanide, nitril, nitrile

any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN

2. cyanide

an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cyanide

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noun
1. 
any salt of hydrocyanic acid. Cyanides contain the ion CN– and are extremely poisonous
2.  another name (not in technical usage) for nitrile

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Cyanide

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noun
1. 
a substance composed of a cyanogen group in combination with some element or radical; esp., potassium cyanide, KCN, or sodium cyanide, NaCN, extremely poisonous, white, crystalline compounds with an odor of bitter almonds: used in extracting gold from low-grade ores, electroplating, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcyaˌnided or ˈcyaˌniding
2. 
to treat with cyanide

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cyanide

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n. also cy·a·nid (-nĭd)
The anionic univalent CN group, or any of various salts or esters of hydrogen cyanide containing a CN group, especially the extremely poisonous compounds potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide.
tr.v. cy·a·nid·ed, cy·a·nid·ing, cy·a·nides
1. To treat (a metal surface) with cyanide to produce a hard surface.
2. To treat (an ore) with cyanide to extract gold or silver.

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