short for ammonium sulphocyanide.

any of a series of fluorescent salts which contain the anion [Pt(CN)4]2−.

Cyanide of tetryl.

= thiocyanogen n. at thio-, comb._form affix 1; (also) the thiocyanate ion or radical (—SCN). Frequently attributive.

Old Chemistry. Particular substances of this class are distinguished by defining words (cf. sal, n.1); e.g. †salt ammoniac (= sal ammoniac, n.), †esse…

A pungent, toxic, organic liquid which can be polymerized to form artificial fibres and other materials. Also called cyanoethylene, vinyl cyanide.

Hydrogen cyanide adsorbed on, or released from, a carrier in the form of small tablets, used as a fumigant and formerly as a poison gas. Usually as…

7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane, an organic compound forming salts of unusually low resistivity.

= acrylonitrile, n.