cyanogen

See also: Cyanogen

English

Etymology

From cyano- +‎ -gen; compare French cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sajˈæn.ə.d͡ʒɪn/
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Noun

cyanogen (countable and uncountable, plural cyanogens)

  1. (organic chemistry) The pseudohalogen (CN)2; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
    Synonyms: ethanedinitrile, oxalonitrile, dicyanogen, nitriloacetonitrile
  2. (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry) The radical -CN.

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