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dicyanide

UK/daɪˈsaɪənaɪd/

dicyanide noun: any compound containing two cyanide ions or groups.

Noun

dicyanide (plural dicyanides)

  1. Any compound containing two cyanide ions or groups

Forms of dicyanide

pluraldicyanides

Origin of dicyanide

From di- + cyanide.

Questions about dicyanide

What does dicyanide mean?
Dicyanide means any compound containing two cyanide ions or groups.
What part of speech is dicyanide?
Dicyanide is a noun.
How do you pronounce dicyanide?
Dicyanide is pronounced /daɪˈsaɪənaɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of dicyanide?
The plural of dicyanide is dicyanides.

Words near dicyanide in the dictionary

  1. dicyanamide
  2. dicyanamides
  3. dicyanamine
  4. dicyandiamide
  5. dicyandiamides
  6. dicyanide
  7. dicyanides
  8. dicyano
  9. dicyanoargentate
  10. dicyanoargentates
  11. dicyanoaurate

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