| NOUN | substance | cyanide, nitrile, nitril | any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN |
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| substance | cyanide | an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid |
| Sounds | say'ahnay.d; say'nay.d | |
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| Rhymes | abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd... | |
| Meaning | Any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN. | |
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| Synonyms | nitrile, nitril | |
| Narrower | propenonitrile, acrylonitrile, vinyl cyanide | A colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene |
| Broader | organic compound | Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
| Spanish | cianuro, nitrilo | |
| Catalan | cianur, nitril | |
| Meaning | An extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid. | |
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| Narrower | potassium cyanide | A poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography |
| sodium cyanide | A white poisonous salt (NaCN) used in electroplating | |
| Broader | salt | A compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) |
| Spanish | cianuro, prusiato | |
| Catalan | cianur | |
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