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Word: Cyanogen
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from French cyanogène, from Greek kuanos ‘dark blue mineral’ + -gène (see -gen), so named because it is a constituent of Prussian blue
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sʌɪˈanədʒ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a colourless flammable highly poisonous gas made by oxidizing hydrogen cyanide.
Short Definition:colourless flammable highly poisonous gas made by oxidizing hydrogen cyanide
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