different between cyanide vs cyanotype

English

Etymology

cyano- +? -ide

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa??na?d/
• Rhymes: -a?d

Noun

cyanide (countable and uncountable, plural cyanides)

1. (chemistry, countable) Any compound containing the -C?N radical or the C?N^?1 anion.
2. (uncountable) potassium cyanide - a water soluble poison
3. (uncountable) hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas - a poisonous gas

Derived terms

• ferricyanide
• ferrocyanide

Translations

Verb

cyanide (third-person singular simple present cyanides, present participle cyaniding, simple past and past participle cyanided)

1. (transitive) To treat or poison with cyanide.

See also

• hydrocyanic acid
• Zyklon B
• Nevada gas (slang)

Anagrams

• cyaneid

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed. Equivalent to cyaan +? -ide. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si.a??ni.d?/
• Hyphenation: cy?a?ni?de
• Rhymes: -i.d?

Noun

cyanide n (uncountable)

1. cyanide (C?N-based compound)

English

Etymology

cyano- +? -type

Noun

cyanotype (countable and uncountable, plural cyanotypes)

1. (uncountable) An early photographic process employing paper sensitized with a cyanide.
2. (countable) A photographic print produced by means of this process.

Related terms

• blueprint
• cyanograph

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