cyanide
- Noun. (chemistry) (countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N radical or the C≡N-1 anion.
- Noun. (uncountable) potassium cyanide - a water soluble poison.
- Noun. (uncountable) hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas - a poisonous gas.
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