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Definition of Cyanogen
1. Noun. A colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare.
Definition of Cyanogen
1. n. A colorless, inflammable, poisonous gas, C2N2, with a peach-blossom odor, so called from its tendency to form blue compounds; obtained by heating ammonium oxalate, mercuric cyanide, etc. It is obtained in combination, forming an alkaline cyanide when nitrogen or a nitrogenous compound is strongly ignited with carbon and soda or potash. It conducts itself like a member of the halogen group of elements, and shows a tendency to form complex compounds. The name is also applied to the univalent radical, CN (the half molecule of cyanogen proper), which was one of the first compound radicals recognized.
Definition of Cyanogen
1. Noun. A colourless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare. ¹
2. Noun. (chemistry) The pseudohalogen (CN)2. ¹
3. Noun. (chemistry) The radical -CN. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cyanogen
1. a reactive compound of carbon and nitrogen [n -S]
Medical Definition of Cyanogen
1. A compound of two cyano radicals, NC-CN; its highly toxic compounds (general formula X-CN, where X is a halogen) are used in chemical syntheses and as tissue preservatives. Synonym: ethanedinitrile. Cyanogen chloride, CNCl;a highly volatile liquid; a systemic poison used as a warning agent in fumigation with hydrogen cyanide. (05 Mar 2000)
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