cyanogen
See also: Cyanogen
English
editEtymology
editFrom cyano- + -gen; compare French cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcyanogen (countable and uncountable, plural cyanogens)
- (organic chemistry) The pseudohalogen (CN)2; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
- Synonyms: ethanedinitrile, oxalonitrile, dicyanogen, nitriloacetonitrile
- (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry) The radical -CN.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editorganic compound