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protocyanide

protocyanide noun: any of a series of cyanides of a particular metal that has the fewest cyanide groups per molecule.

Noun

protocyanide (plural protocyanides)

  1. Any of a series of cyanides of a particular metal that has the fewest cyanide groups per molecule

Forms of protocyanide

pluralprotocyanides

Origin of protocyanide

From proto- + cyanide.

Questions about protocyanide

What does protocyanide mean?
Protocyanide means any of a series of cyanides of a particular metal that has the fewest cyanide groups per molecule.
What part of speech is protocyanide?
Protocyanide is a noun.
What is the plural of protocyanide?
The plural of protocyanide is protocyanides.

Words near protocyanide in the dictionary

  1. protoctistans
  2. protoctists
  3. protoculture
  4. protocultures
  5. protocuneiform
  6. protocyanide
  7. protocyanides
  8. protocycloceratid
  9. protocycloceratids
  10. protodeacon
  11. protodeacons

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