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hydrocyanide

hydrocyanide noun: a compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base, distinguished from cyanide, in which only the cyanogen so combines.

Noun

hydrocyanide (plural hydrocyanides)

  1. A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base, distinguished from cyanide, in which only the cyanogen so combines.

Forms of hydrocyanide

pluralhydrocyanides

Origin of hydrocyanide

From hydro- + cyanide.

Questions about hydrocyanide

What does hydrocyanide mean?
Hydrocyanide means a compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base, distinguished from cyanide, in which only the cyanogen so combines.
What part of speech is hydrocyanide?
Hydrocyanide is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrocyanide?
The plural of hydrocyanide is hydrocyanides.

Words near hydrocyanide in the dictionary

  1. hydrocyanations
  2. hydrocyanic
  3. hydrocyanic acid
  4. hydrocyanic acids
  5. hydrocyanicum
  6. hydrocyanide
  7. hydrocyanides
  8. hydrocyanine
  9. hydrocyanines
  10. hydrocyanite
  11. hydrocycle

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