cyanogen

Definitions


[sʌɪˈanədʒ(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a colourless flammable highly poisonous gas made by oxidizing hydrogen cyanide


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Origin:
early 19th century: from French cyanogène, from Greek kuanos ‘dark blue mineral’ + -gène (see -gen), so named because it is a constituent of Prussian blue




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