cyanide in Chinese
cyanide in Chinese is 氰化物 — cyanide means any of a group of highly toxic chemical compounds containing a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.
cyanide in Chinese
氰化物
Pronounced: qíng huà wù
(inorganic compound, organic compound, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN− anion.
What does "cyanide" mean?
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noun Any of a group of highly toxic chemical compounds containing a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.
"Cyanide compounds are used in some industrial processes despite their extreme toxicity."
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noun Sodium or potassium cyanide, a fast-acting poison, or hydrogen cyanide gas.
"The detective suspected cyanide poisoning as the cause of death."
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verb To treat, extract, or kill using cyanide.
"Miners once cyanided ore to separate out traces of gold."
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cyanide in a sentence
- Cyanide compounds are used in some industrial processes despite their extreme toxicity.
- The detective suspected cyanide poisoning as the cause of death.
- Miners once cyanided ore to separate out traces of gold.
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What is "cyanide" in Chinese?
"cyanide" in Chinese is 氰化物. cyanide means: Any of a group of highly toxic chemical compounds containing a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.
How do you pronounce 氰化物?
"cyanide" in Chinese is 氰化物, pronounced "qíng huà wù".
How do you use "cyanide" in a sentence?
Example: "Cyanide compounds are used in some industrial processes despite their extreme toxicity." In Chinese, "cyanide" is 氰化物.
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