cyanide

BrE /ˈsaɪənaɪd/ AmE /ˈsaɪənaɪd/

noun en → es

1 POISON C1

a highly poisonous chemical compound used in industry and as a poison, especially to kill rats.

cianuro

  • cyanide poisoning

Collocations cyanide poisoning · cyanide gas

  • The victim died from cyanide poisoning.

    La víctima murió por envenenamiento con cianuro.

2 CHEMICAL C1

a chemical compound containing the anion CN− or a salt of hydrocyanic acid.

cianuro (químico)

  • chemical formula for cyanide

Collocations chemical formula for cyanide · cyanide compound

  • The chemical formula for hydrogen cyanide is HCN.

    La fórmula química del cianuro de hidrógeno es HCN.