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< cyanic acid

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cy·a·nide

-n

) KEY

NOUN:
also cy·a·nid (-n

d) KEY

Any of various salts or esters of hydrogen cyanide containing a CN group, especially the extremely poisonous compounds potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
cy·a·nid·ed, cy·a·nid·ing, cy·a·nides

To treat (a metal surface) with cyanide to produce a hard surface.
To treat (an ore) with cyanide to extract gold or silver.

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