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| cy·an·o·gen [ sī ánnəjən, sī ánnə jèn ] |
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1. poisonous gas: a flammable colorless poisonous gas. Use: organic synthesis. C2N2
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2. chemical radical: a univalent radical. Source: cyanide compounds. CN
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| [Early 19th century. < French cyanogène< Greek kuanos "dark blue"; from its being a constituent of Prussian blue] |
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