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cyanogens

cyanogens is the plural of cyanogen.

Meaning of cyanogen

Noun

cyanogen (countable and uncountable, plural cyanogens)

  1. The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
    Synonyms:
    ethanedinitrile, oxalonitrile, dicyanogen, nitriloacetonitrile
  2. The radical -CN.

Questions about cyanogens

What is cyanogens the plural of?
Cyanogens is the plural of cyanogen.

Words near cyanogens in the dictionary

  1. cyanogen chloride
  2. cyanogeneses
  3. cyanogenesis
  4. cyanogenetic
  5. cyanogenic
  6. cyanogens
  7. cyanoglobin
  8. cyanoglucoside
  9. cyanoglucosides
  10. cyanoglycoside
  11. cyanoglycosides

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