cyanide
nounmasculinetécnico/sjɐˈnɛtu/medium
ci·a·ne·to
Definition
A salt or ester of hydrocyanic acid, containing the anion CN− or the group —CN, extremely poisonous.
Cyanide is a fast-acting poison.
The lab test confirmed the presence of cyanide.
Common collocations
potassium cyanidecyanide poisoninghydrogen cyanidecyanide compound
Etymology
Do francês 'cyanure', por sua vez do grego 'kyanos' (azul escuro).