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   cyanide

   /ˈsʌɪənʌɪd/

   noun

   • 1. a salt or ester of hydrocyanic acid, containing the anion CN− or the group —CN. The salts are generally extremely toxic.
   • ▪ sodium or potassium cyanide used as a poison or in the extraction of gold and silver.

   Word Origin early 19th century: from cyanogen + -ide.

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