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Meaning of cyanogen

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cyanogen

Pronunciation:/sajˈæn.ə.dʒɪn/

noun

Definitions

  1. The pseudohalogen (CN)2; a colourless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.

    Synonyms:dicyanogenethanedinitrilenitriloacetonitrileoxalonitrile

  2. The radical -CN.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cyanogen

Related words

bromidesulphocyanogen chloridecyanogen bromidehydrogen cyanidecyanidocyanocarboncyanide