cyanogen

See also: Cyanogen

English

Etymology

From cyano- +‎ -gen; compare French cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sajˈæn.ə.d͡ʒɪn/

Noun

cyanogen (countable and uncountable, plural cyanogens)

1. (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

2. (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry) The radical -CN.

Derived terms

• cyanogen bromide
• cyanogen chloride

 

Translations

organic compound

• Catalan: cianogen m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 氰 (zh) (qíng), 氰气 (qíngqì)

• Dutch: cyanogeen (nl), cyaan (nl)
• Esperanto: ciano
• Finnish: disyaani, syaani (fi)
• French: cyane (fr) m
• German: Cyan (de), Zyan (de), Cyanogen n, Dicyan

radical

• Dutch: cyaan (nl)
• Finnish: syaani (fi)
• German: Cyan (de), Zyan (de)