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cyanid

cyanid is the archaic form of cyanide.

Meaning of cyanide

Noun

cyanide (countable and uncountable, plural cyanides)

  1. (countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN⁻ anion.
  2. Sodium or potassium cyanide, used in the extraction of gold and silver or as a poison.
    • The birdies all try an' hide / But they still go for peanuts / When coated with cyanide1959, Tom Lehrer, “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park”
  3. (uncountable) Hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas, a poisonous gas.

See all 4 meanings of cyanide

Forms of cyanid

pluralcyanids

Questions about cyanid

What is cyanid the archaic form of?
Cyanid is the archaic form of cyanide.

Words near cyanid in the dictionary

  1. cyanescence
  2. cyanescent
  3. cyanic
  4. cyanic acid
  5. cyanic acids
  6. cyanid
  7. cyanidation
  8. cyanidations
  9. cyanide
  10. cyanide fishing
  11. cyanide process

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