Associations to the word «Cyanide»

CYANIDE, noun. (chemistry) (countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N radical or the C≡N-1 anion.

CYANIDE, noun. (uncountable) potassium cyanide - a water soluble poison

CYANIDE, noun. (uncountable) hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas - a poisonous gas

CYANIDE, verb. (transitive) To treat or poison with cyanide.

CYANIDE PROCESS, noun. A method of extracting gold and silver from their ores with a solution of sodium cyanide

CYANIDE PROCESS, noun. A process of case-hardening iron or steel by immersing it in molten cyanide and then quenching in water or oil

CYANIDE, noun. Any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN.

CYANIDE, noun. An extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid.