Cyano

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The radical CNO contained in cyanic acid.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of a carbon and a nitrogen atom joined with a triple bond; organic compounds containing a cyano group are nitriles
  • Word Usage
    "Paramedics will be carrying now a kit used in France, it is called a cyano kit to treat the poison."
    Form
    cyanide  cyanogen  
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