cyanogen

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/saɪˈæn.ə.d͡ʒɪn/

Definition of cyanogen

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. (countable, uncountable)The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The radical -CN.

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Etymology

From cyano- + -gen; compare French cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.

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