Cyanide Synonyms

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Any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. nitrile
  2. nitril

Words Related to Cyanide

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. prussic-acid
  2. phenol
  3. dichloromethane
  4. phosphide
  5. cyanogen
  6. formaldehyde
  7. perchlorate
  8. chlorine
  9. arsenic
  10. hydrazine
  11. diallyl

Cyanide Sentence Examples

  • They've been killing themselves with cyanide pills, Rainy added.

  • By dry distillation it gives ammonium cyanide.

  • For this reason the acid copper-bath is not used for iron or zinc objects, a bath containing copper cyanide or oxide dissolved in potassium cyanide being substituted.

  • Potassium cyanide, KNC, and sodium cyanide, NaNC, are two of the most important of the salts of hydrocyanic acid, the former being manufactured in large quantities for consumption in the extraction of gold.

  • Potassium cyanide is an excessively poisonous, colourless, deliquescent solid; it is readily soluble in water, but almost insoluble in absolute alcohol.

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