Definition of thiocyanate in English:
thiocyanate
nounˌθʌɪə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪəneɪtˌθaɪoʊˈsaɪəˌneɪt
Chemistry A salt containing the anion SCN⁻.
Example sentencesExamples
- The DNA was prepared using guanidine thiocyanate, ethanol precipitation, protease K digestion, chloroform extraction and ethanol precipitation as described previously, and dissolved in TE buffer.
- Why for instance does the use of two different monovalent salts, potassium thiocyanate and potassium chloride, produce such different results?
- Both thiocysteine and thiosulfate can be used by the enzyme rhodanese to incorporate sulfur into cyanide, thereby detoxifying the cyanide to thiocyanate.
- The enzyme myrosinase reacts with glucosinolates present in plant foods and generates thiocyanate.
- It was mixed in a water-based solution of cobalt thiocyanate, ferric chloride, and various acids.
Definition of thiocyanate in US English:
thiocyanate
nounˌθaɪoʊˈsaɪəˌneɪtˌTHīōˈsīəˌnāt
Chemistry A salt containing the anion SCN⁻.
Example sentencesExamples
- Why for instance does the use of two different monovalent salts, potassium thiocyanate and potassium chloride, produce such different results?
- The DNA was prepared using guanidine thiocyanate, ethanol precipitation, protease K digestion, chloroform extraction and ethanol precipitation as described previously, and dissolved in TE buffer.
- It was mixed in a water-based solution of cobalt thiocyanate, ferric chloride, and various acids.
- The enzyme myrosinase reacts with glucosinolates present in plant foods and generates thiocyanate.
- Both thiocysteine and thiosulfate can be used by the enzyme rhodanese to incorporate sulfur into cyanide, thereby detoxifying the cyanide to thiocyanate.