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BNC: 24395 COCA: 17676

cyanide

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cyanide /ˈsajəˌnaɪd/ noun
cyanide
/ˈsajəˌnaɪd/
noun
Learner's definition of CYANIDE
[noncount]
: a very poisonous chemical氰化物
BNC: 24395 COCA: 17676

cyanide

noun

cy·​a·​nide ˈsī-ə-ˌnīd How to pronounce cyanide (audio)
-nəd
1
: a compound of cyanogen with a more electropositive element or group: such as
2

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Apple seeds contain amygdalin, which releases cyanide when chewed and digested. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 3 July 2022 Digesting of chokecherry seeds, leaves, twigs, and bark by enzymes in the stomach releases cyanide. Star Tribune, 29 July 2021 In August 2019, the steel company ArcelorMittal leaked cyanide and ammonia into the Little Calumet River, adjacent to Indiana Dunes. Jon Waterman, Outside Online, 15 June 2020 Death by the gas chamber would also result in a torturous amount of pain, his lawyers said, because Arizona’s protocols call for the use of cyanide gas. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2022 Real-life cyanide capsules were used to commit suicide by Nazi leaders such as Heinrich Himmler and Hermann Goering at the end of World War II. Ben Zimmer, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2022 The starchy root has enough naturally occurring cyanide to kill a human being. Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 4 May 2022 Dogs don’t grind their teeth to chew, so the small amount of cyanide in the pits and seeds isn’t much of a worry in terms of poisoning, Wismer said. Washington Post, 4 May 2022 Earlier this month, a judge denied a request by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix to bar the state from using cyanide gas to carry out executions in Arizona. CBS News, 21 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cyanide was in 1826
BNC: 24395 COCA: 17676

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