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cyanides

cyanides is the plural 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.

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Phrases with cyanides

Questions about cyanides

What is cyanides the plural of?
Cyanides is the plural of cyanide.

Words near cyanides in the dictionary

  1. cyanide fishing
  2. cyanide process
  3. cyanide processes
  4. cyanided
  5. cyanidelike
  6. cyanides
  7. cyanidin
  8. cyanidine
  9. cyanidines
  10. cyaniding
  11. cyanidings

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