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isocyanide

[ ahy-suh-sahy-uh-nahyd, -nid ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a compound containing an isocyano group.


isocyanide

/ ËŒ²¹Éª²õəʊˈ²õ²¹ÉªÉ™ËŒ²Ô²¹Éª»å /

noun

  1. any salt or ester of isocyanic acid Also calledcarbylamineisonitrile
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Origin of isocyanide1

First recorded in 1875–80; iso- + cyanide
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Example Sentences

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He gave them instead a disturbing intimation of horrible death�by describing the effects of the gas cacodyl isocyanide.

Cacodyl isocyanide, new, vicious compound of poisonous cyanogen, kills instantly.

If heated with solution of potassium hydroxide, odour of aniline is given off; if liquid, when it is warmed with a few drops of chloroform, a penetrating and unpleasant odour of isocyanide.

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