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Definition of Cyanogenic
1. Adjective. Capable of producing cyanide. "Amygdalin is a cyanogenetic glucoside"
Definition of Cyanogenic
1. Adjective. cyanogenetic ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cyanogenic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Cyanogenic
1. Capable of producing hydrocyanic acid; said of plants such as sorghum, Johnson grass, arrowgrass, and wild cherry which may cause cyanide poisoning in herbivorous animals. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyanogenic
Literary usage of Cyanogenic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1879)
"... chlorogenic, cyanogenic and leuco- genic. How could chemistry have ever reached
its present stage of development if chemists had balked at hard names? ..."
2. Lost Crops of Africa: Volume Ii: Vegetables by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"Like most soybeans, they contain a trypsin inhibitor that is broken down by heat
as well as a cyanogenic glucoside that is leached out by the cooking water. ..."
3. A Text-book of Entomology: Including the Anatomy, Physiology, Embryology and by Alpheus Spring Packard (1898)
"... or the so-called cyanogenic glands, which are either paired, opening on the
sides of the body, or form a single row along the median line of the under ..."
4. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"cyanogenic glycosides (Palmer et al., 1980) are considered the mediator of
protection by linseed meal against chronic selenium toxicosis (Jensen and Chang, ..."
5. Biotechnology, Agriculture, And Food Security in Southern Africa by Steven Were Omamo, Klaus von Grebmer (2005)
"The FDA lists several known toxicants found in specific foods (eg, protease
inhibitors in some cereals, lectins and cyanogenic glycosides in some legumes, ..."
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