a salt of thiocyanic acid containing the monovalent, negative radical SCN
2.
an uncharged ester of this acid
thiocyanate in American English
(ˌθaiouˈsaiəˌneit)
noun
Chemistry
a salt or ester of thiocyanic acid, as sodium thiocyanate, NaSCN
Also: thiocyanide (ˌθaiouˈsaiəˌnaid)
Word origin
[1875–80; thio- + cyanate]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fan-tan, graph, massage, pressure point, weekendthio- is a combining form meaning “sulfur,” used in chemical nomenclature in the namesof compounds in which part or all of the oxygen atoms have been replaced by sulfur;often used to designate sulfur analogues of oxygen compounds. Other words that usethe affix thio- include: azathioprine, thioacetamide, thiosinamine, thiouracil, thioxanthene
Examples of 'thiocyanate' in a sentence
thiocyanate
No thiocyanate was detected beyond the analytical standards and positive controls prepared in seawater.
Nancy E. Breen, Julie Lowenstein, Rebecca Metivier, Lawrence Andrade, Andrew L. Rhyne 2018, 'Can excreted thiocyanate be used to detect cyanide exposure in live reef fish?', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0196841. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thiocyanate concentrations in blood were measured within 24h.
Helena Manzano, Altamir Benedito de Souza, Silvana Lima Górniak 2006, 'Exposição cianídrica em suínos: uma abordagem dos parâmetros toxicocinéticos utilizandoo tiocianato como biomarcador', Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Sciencehttp://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/26541. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Halide, sulfate, nitrate, thiocyanate, perchlorate, nitrite, acetate complexes have been characterized for various central ions.
T. V. Koksharova, T. V. Mandzii, T. S. Skakun, Yu. A. Anisimov 2017, 'TRANSITION METALS COORDINATION COMPOUNDS WITH BENZOHYDRAZID', Vìsnik Odesʹkogo Nacìonalʹnogo Unìversitetu: Hìmìâhttp://heraldchem.onu.edu.ua/article/view/94714. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
When exposed to thiocyanate, vessel segments revealed vasoconstriction in a concentration-dependent manner.
Alexander M. Prusa, Christian A. Plass 2017, 'Melatonin attenuates thiocyanate-induced vasoconstriction in aortic rings', Saudi Pharmaceutical Journalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016417300634. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The infrared spectra also showed bands that they are characteristics of guanidine thiocyanate.
Dimas Augusto Morozin Zaia, Kelli Esteves Vieira, Henrique de Santana, Cássia ThaïsBussamra Vieira Zaia 2010, 'Study of the reaction between ammonium thiocyanate and Fe (II) or Fe (III) using infraredspectroscopy: an experiment of prebiotic chemistry', Semina: Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicashttp://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semexatas/article/view/4053. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In addition, there are two thiocyanate anions in general positions.
Susanne Wöhlert, Inke Jess, Christian Näther 2011, 'catena-Poly[(E)-4,4′-(ethane-1,2-diyl)dipyridinium [[bis(thiocyanato-κN)ferrate(II)]-di-μ-thiocyanato-κ2N:S;κ2S:N]]',Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536811039924. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The avidity was determined using ammonium thiocyanate as a chaotrope.
Oleg Kurtenkov, Kersti Klaamas 2015, 'Increased Avidity of the Sambucus nigra Lectin-Reactive Antibodies to the Thomsen-FriedenreichAntigen as a Potential Biomarker for Gastric Cancer', Disease Markershttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/761908. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
To induce gold uptake, ammonium thiocyanate was applied to plants.
Ramiro Ramirez Pisco, Juan Pablo Gómez Yarce, Juan José Guáqueta Restrepo, DanielGaviria Palacio 2017, 'Gold phytoextraction and mining-degraded soil reclamation', Acta Agronómicahttps://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/59773. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
N atoms from the bridging thiocyanate ligands occupy the apical positions.
Hong-Wei Lin 2008, 'Di-μ-thiocyanato-κ4N:N-bis({2,4-dibromo-6-[2-(methylamino)ethyliminomethyl]phenolato-κ3N,N′,O}nickel(II))',Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536807068146. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)