cyanogenic

[sahy-uh-noh-jen-ik, sahy-an-uh-]

adjective Biology, Chemistry.

capable of producing hydrogen cyanide.

Also, cy·a·no·ge·net·ic

[sahy-uh-noh-juh-net-ik, sahy-an-oh-] .

Origin:
cyanogen + -ic

Related forms

cy·a·no·gen·e·sis, noun

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Cyanogenic is always a great word to know.

So is life cycle. Does it mean:

pertaining to or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap

the continuous sequence of changes undergone by an organism from one primary form, as a gamete, to the development of the same form again

WordNet

cyanogenic
adjective
capable of producing cyanide; "amygdalin is a cyanogenetic glucoside" [syn: cyanogenetic]

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