cyanide

1. (countable)Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN⁻ anion.

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2. (countable, uncountable)Sodium or potassium cyanide, used in the extraction of gold and silver or as a poison.

3. (uncountable)Hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas, a poisonous gas.

1. Layla bought cyanide on the Internet.

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2. Sami has been poisoned with cyanide.

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3. Martino was dead from cyanide poisoning.

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4. Fyodor put cyanide in the hot chocolate.

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5. Tobacco smoke contains hydrogen cyanide, a poisonous gas.

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