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cyanide

noun

An extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

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Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
YA
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. An extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

noun

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN

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nitrile

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