cyanˈamide noun

1. The amide of cyanogen, a white crystalline substance (NCNH₂)
2. Loosely, applied to calcium cyanamide (NCNCa), a fertilizer

cyanate /sīˈən-āt/ noun

A salt of cyanic acid

cyanˈic adjective

Of or belonging to cyanogen (cyanic acid an acid composed of cyanogen, oxygen and hydrogen (HCNO))

cyˈanide noun

1. A direct compound of cyanogen with a metal
2. A poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid, esp potassium cyanide or sodium cyanide

To treat with a cyanide

cyˈaniding noun

Extraction of gold or silver from ore by means of potassium cyanide

cyˈanin noun

A plant pigment, blue in cornflower, but red in the rose because of its reaction with acids

cyˈanine noun

Any of a group of dyes used as sensitizers in photography

cyanite noun see kyanite

cyˈanize or cyˈanise transitive verb

To turn into cyanide

cyanoacetˈylene noun (chem)

A large and complex organic molecule found in space

cyanoacˈrylate noun

Any of several strong, fast-setting adhesives derived from acrylic acid

cyanobactēˈrium noun

A blue-green alga

cyanocobalˈamin noun

(cobalt and vitamin) vitamin B₁₂, which has a large and complicated molecule, in one form including a cyanide group, in all forms including a cobalt atom

cyanˈogen /-jen/ noun

A compound of carbon and nitrogen (CN)₂ forming a colourless poisonous gas with an almond-like odour, an essential ingredient of Prussian blue

cyanogenˈesis noun (botany)

The production of hydrogen cyanide by certain plants as a reaction to cell damage or invasion by disease

cyanogenˈic adjective

cyanohydrin /-hīˈdrin/ noun

An organic compound containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom

cyanomˈeter noun

An instrument for measuring the blueness of the sky or ocean

cyanˈophyte noun

A blue-green alga

cyˈanosed adjective (informal)

cyanōˈsis noun

Bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from lack of oxygen in the blood

cyanotˈic adjective

cyanˈotype noun

Blueprint

cyanˈūret noun (obsolete)

A cyanide