cyanide Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
    nitrile; nitril.
  2. noun an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

WordNet


Cy"a*nide noun
Etymology
Cf. F. cyanide. See Cyanic.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical.

Webster 1913