cyanogen
cyanogen · cyanogens
Cyan, Zyan, Cyanogen, Dicyan
The pseudohalogen₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an…The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
/saɪˈæn.ə.d͡ʒɪn/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare
(countable, uncountable)The radical -CN.
Cyan, Zyan, Cyanogen
Translations
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By meaning 1
organic compound:
Origin
From cyano- + -gen; compare French cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.From cyano- + -gen; compare French cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.
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Forms
plural: cyanogensSynonyms
4 synonymsethanedinitriledicyanogenoxalonitrilenitriloacetonitrile
Word family
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