cy·a·nide   Pronunciation Key  (s-nd)
n. also cy·a·nid (-nd)
Any of various salts or esters of hydrogen cyanide containing a CN group, especially the extremely poisonous compounds potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide.
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cyanide

\Cy"a*nide\ (s?"?-n?d or -n?d; 104), n. [Cf. F. cyanide. See Cyanic.] (Chem.) A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical.
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cyanide

n 1: any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN [syn: nitrile] 2: an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
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