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carbonyl cyanide

carbonyl cyanide noun: the nitrile CO(C≡N)₂ that reacts explosively with water to form hydrogen cyanide and carbon dioxide.

Noun

carbonyl cyanide (uncountable)

  1. The nitrile CO(C≡N)₂ that reacts explosively with water to form hydrogen cyanide and carbon dioxide

Forms of carbonyl cyanide

alternative formcarbonylcyanide

Questions about carbonyl cyanide

What does carbonyl cyanide mean?
Carbonyl cyanide means the nitrile CO(C≡N)₂ that reacts explosively with water to form hydrogen cyanide and carbon dioxide.
What part of speech is carbonyl cyanide?
Carbonyl cyanide is a noun.

Words near carbonyl cyanide in the dictionary

  1. carbontetrachloride
  2. carbonucleophile
  3. carbonucleophiles
  4. carbonyl
  5. carbonyl chloride
  6. carbonyl cyanide
  7. carbonyl sulfide
  8. carbonylatable
  9. carbonylate
  10. carbonylated
  11. carbonylates

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