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cy·a·nide (cy·a·nid)
 cyanide (cyanid)
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- pronunciation:
- saI
naId
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition: |
a chemical compound that contains one carbon and one nitrogen atom together with another element such as potassium or sodium, both of which form extremely poisonous substances.
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cyanides, cyaniding, cyanided |
| definition: |
to subject to a cyanide.
Chemists cyanide ore to extract gold. |
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