cyanogen

See also: Cyanogen

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sajˈæn.ə.dʒɪn/

Noun

cyanogen (countable and uncountable, plural cyanogens)

(organic chemistry) The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colourless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
Synonyms: ethanedinitrile, oxalonitrile, dicyanogen, nitriloacetonitrile
(chemistry) The radical -CN.

Translations

organic compound

Chinese:
Mandarin: 氰 (zh) (qíng), 氰气 (qíngqì)
Dutch: cyanogeen (nl), cyaan (nl)
Esperanto: ciano

French: cyane (fr) m
German: Cyan (de), Zyan (de), Cyanogen n, Dicyan

radical

Dutch: cyaan (nl)

German: Cyan (de), Zyan (de)

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