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cyanogen
[ sahy-an-uh-juhn, -jen ]
noun
- a colorless, poisonous, flammable, water-soluble gas, C 2 N 2 , having an almondlike odor: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
cyanogen
/ saɪˈænədʒɪn /
noun
- an extremely poisonous colourless flammable gas with an almond-like odour: has been used in chemical warfare. Formula: (CN) 2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cyanogen1
C19: from French cyanogène; see cyano- , -gen ; so named because it is one of the constituents of Prussian blue
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Example Sentences
This is done in an alkaline solution, generally containing cyanogen and ammonia.
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I may therefore distinguish two different stages of the theory—my own older autogony-hypothesis and the later cyanogen-hypothesis.
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For a connected view of the various compounds of cyanogen employed in the arts, see Prussian Blue.
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If cyanogen be given the chance it will take unto itself an atom of hydrogen, producing the deadly hydrocyanic or prussic acid.
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Cyanogen, a compound which in combination behaved very similarly to chlorine and iodine, was isolated in 1815 by Gay Lussac.
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