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aurocyanide

aurocyanide noun: the complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.

Noun

aurocyanide (countable and uncountable, plural aurocyanides)

  1. (uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
  2. (countable) Any salt containing this anion.

Synonyms of aurocyanide

Forms of aurocyanide

pluralaurocyanides

Origin of aurocyanide

From auro- + cyanide.

Questions about aurocyanide

What does aurocyanide mean?
Aurocyanide means the complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
What part of speech is aurocyanide?
Aurocyanide is a noun.
What is the plural of aurocyanide?
The plural of aurocyanide is aurocyanides.

Words near aurocyanide in the dictionary

  1. aurochlorides
  2. aurochrome
  3. aurochs
  4. aurochsen
  5. aurochses
  6. aurocyanide
  7. aurocyanides
  8. aurodrosopterin
  9. aurofusarin
  10. auroglaucin
  11. aurone

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