cyanogen
/saɪˈæn.ə.d͡ʒɪn/
cyanogen noun: the pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
Noun
cyanogen (countable and uncountable, plural cyanogens)
- The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
- Synonyms:
- ethanedinitrile, oxalonitrile, dicyanogen, nitriloacetonitrile
- The radical -CN.
cyanogen meaning in Tamil and Bengali
cyanogen in Tamil
- சயனசன்
cyanogen in Bengali
- একটি বর্ণহীন, বিষাক্ত গ্যাস
Synonyms of cyanogen
- ethanedinitrile
- oxalonitrile
- dicyanogen
- nitriloacetonitrile
Forms of cyanogen
| plural | cyanogens |
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Origin of cyanogen
From cyano- + -gen; compare French cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.
Words formed from cyanogen
Questions about cyanogen
- What does cyanogen mean?
- Cyanogen means the pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
- What is cyanogen in Tamil?
- Cyanogen in Tamil is சயனசன். See Cyanogen meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cyanogen?
- Cyanogen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cyanogen?
- Cyanogen is pronounced /saɪˈæn.ə.d͡ʒɪn/.
- What is the plural of cyanogen?
- The plural of cyanogen is cyanogens.
Words near cyanogen in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cyanogen (page history and authors); cyanogen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cyanogen (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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