cyanide
Word family nouncyanamidecyanatecyanidecyanidingcyanincyaninecyanitecyanoacetylenecyanoacrylatecyanobacteriumcyanocobalamincyanogencyanogenesiscyanohydrincyanometercyanophytecyanosiscyanotypecyanuretadjectivecyaniccyanogeniccyanosedcyanoticverbcyanize
cy·a·nide /ˈsaɪənaɪd/ noun [uncountableU] Origin cyanide (1800-1900) cyanogen type of poisonous gas
((19-21 centuries)), from
French cyanogène, from
Greek kyanos (
→ CYAN)