cyanide

Speech parts

1. cyanide - Noun

2. cyanide - Verb

Meaning

A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nitrile nitril prussic acid hydrocyanic acid hydrogen cyanide salt pepper methyl iodide acetate bromide carbide ketone ethyl carbonic
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Hypernyms

salt organic compound

Hyponyms

acrylonitrile vinyl cyanide potassium cyanide sodium cyanide propenonitrile

Phrases with the word

benzyl cyanide cyanide based hydrogen-cyanide gas cyanide containing cyanide contaminated cyanide free

Anagrams

cyaneid

Examples

I believe in the salvation of humanity, in the future of cyanide... Emil Cioran

Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide. Tom Robbins

He looked haggard and careworn, like a Borgia who has suddenly remembered that he has forgotten to shove cyanide in the consommé, and the dinner-gong due any moment. P. G. Wodehouse

When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide, But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide. My pulse will be quickenin', With each drop of strych-a-nine, We feed to a pigeon it just takes a smidgen To poison a pigeon in the park. Tom Lehrer

Just think of the differences today. A young person gets interested in chemistry and is given a chemical set. But it doesn't contain potassium cyanide. It doesn't even contain copper sulfate or anything else interesting because all the interesting chemicals are considered dangerous substances. Linus Pauling

And don’t worry that the seeds contain cyanide. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cyanic acid cyanid cyanidation cyanide based cyanide chemical cyanide compound