Usually means: Chemical compounds containing cyanide ion.
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  1. cyanides: Merriam-Webster
  2. cyanides: Collins English Dictionary
  3. cyanides: Vocabulary.com
  4. cyanides: Wordnik
  5. cyanides: Wiktionary
  6. cyanides: Dictionary.com
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  1. cyanides: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. cyanides: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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(Note: See cyanide as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (cyanide)

noun:  (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN⁻ anion.
noun:  (inorganic chemistry) Sodium or potassium cyanide, used in the extraction of gold and silver or as a poison.
noun:  (inorganic chemistry, uncountable) Hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas, a poisonous gas.
verb:  (transitive) To treat or poison with cyanide.
▸ Also see cyanide


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