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cyanogen

cy·an·o·gen [ sī ánnəjən, sī ánnə jèn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. poisonous gas: a flammable colorless poisonous gas. Use: organic synthesis. C2N2

2. chemical radical: a univalent radical. Source: cyanide compounds. CN

[Early 19th century. < French cyanogène< Greek kuanos "dark blue"; from its being a constituent of Prussian blue]
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