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CYANOGEN

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cy⋅an⋅o⋅gen

  [sahy-an-uh-juhn, -jen]
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–noun
1. a colorless, poisonous, flammable, water-soluble gas, C2N2, having an almondlike odor: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
2. cyano group.
Origin:
1820–30; cyano- 1 + -gen
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cy·an·o·gen   (sī-ān'ə-jən)   
n.  

  1. A colorless, flammable, pungent, highly poisonous gas, C2N2, used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide, and a chemical weapon.

  2. A univalent radical, CN, found in simple and complex cyanide compounds.

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Main Entry: cy·ano·gen
Pronunciation: sI-'an-&-j&n
Function: noun
1 : a monovalent group -CN present in cyanides
2 : a colorless flammable poisonous gas (CN)2
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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