Cyanide

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cyanide \Cy"a*nide\ (s?"?-n?d or -n?d; 104), n. [Cf. F. cyanide.
     See {Cyanic}.] (Chem.)
     A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or
     radical.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cyanide
       n 1: any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano
            radical -CN [syn: {nitrile}, {nitril}]
       2: an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid