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Definition of Cyanohydrins
1. cyanohydrin [n] - See also: cyanohydrin
Medical Definition of Cyanohydrins
1. R-CHOH-CN;addition compounds of HCN and aldehydes. Synonym: cyanalcohols. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyanohydrins
Literary usage of Cyanohydrins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1906)
"The cyanohydrins of aldehydes and ketones readily reac in the cold with the sodium
derivative of ethyl cyanoacetate orming the sodium derivatives of ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... by reaction with potassium cyanide, to a mixture of epimeric cyanohydrins 13.
The product was allowed to react (4) EL Smith and M. Bergmann, J. Biol. ..."
3. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"... Saponification of benzoylated cyanohydrins by acetic acid in the presen« «I
metallic salts. J. ALOY AND CHARLES RABAUT. Bull. soc. chim xg 444(1916); ..."
4. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"3. a-Amino-acids are formed by the action of ammonia upon the cyanohydrins of
aldehydes or ketones, and subsequent hydrolysis of the nitrile-group ..."
5. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"... cyanohydrins. This compound is a liquid, soluble in water and alcohol, and
boiling at 183°, which is converted by acids and alkalies into lactic acid, ..."
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