cyanide

IPA: sˈaɪʌnaɪd

(chemistry, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN⁻ anion.
(uncountable) Sodium or potassium cyanide, used in the extraction of gold and silver or as a poison.
(uncountable) Hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas, a poisonous gas.

Examples of "cyanide" in Sentences

Cyanide laboratory commissioned.
Cyanide isn't an addictive drug.
Cyanate is an oxidized form of cyanide.
A cyanide is drawn instead of an isocyanide.
And then there is the part about the cyanide.
The word cyanide floated at intervals down the aisle.
He discovered the disease was due to cyanide intoxication.
Sodium cyanide does indeed dissociate into cyanide and sodium.
The body does not break sodium cyanide into sodium and cyanide.
Before methyl bromide, cyanide was used to fumigate the mills for bacteria.
In the example below, this happens with the cyanide device and the telephone.
Hydrogen cyanide is one of the simplest molecules in existence: H-C ∈ N. That’s it.
Never give your dog the core or seeds because the seeds contain cyanide, which is harmful.
It’s like saying cyanide is almost entirely and universally good when used in the right way.
However, bitter almonds are used for almond flavoring and do contain cyanide, which is removed for making things like extracts.
As cyanide is the source for bitterness in both apricot kernels and almonds, the sweet varieties do not have dangerous levels of the chemical.
I just used a package to bake some Dutch bitterkoekje-style macaroons (cyanide is broken down by cooking, even though sweet almonds hardly have any).