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hydrocyanation

hydrocyanation noun: any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen cyanide are added to a molecule, especially across a double bond.

Noun

hydrocyanation (countable and uncountable, plural hydrocyanations)

  1. Any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen cyanide are added to a molecule, especially across a double bond.

Forms of hydrocyanation

pluralhydrocyanations

Origin of hydrocyanation

From hydro- + cyanation.

Questions about hydrocyanation

What does hydrocyanation mean?
Hydrocyanation means any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen cyanide are added to a molecule, especially across a double bond.
What part of speech is hydrocyanation?
Hydrocyanation is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrocyanation?
The plural of hydrocyanation is hydrocyanations.

Words near hydrocyanation in the dictionary

  1. hydroculture
  2. hydrocupration
  3. hydrocution
  4. hydrocyanate
  5. hydrocyanates
  6. hydrocyanation
  7. hydrocyanations
  8. hydrocyanic
  9. hydrocyanic acid
  10. hydrocyanic acids
  11. hydrocyanicum

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