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Any one of a series of cyanogen compounds; particularly, one of those cyanides of alcohol radicals which, by boiling with acids or alkalies, produce a carboxyl acid, with the elimination of the nitrogen as ammonia.

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  1. n. Any one of a series of cyanogen compounds; particularly, one of those cyanides of alcohol radicals which, by boiling with acids or alkalies, produce a carboxyl acid, with the elimination of the nitrogen as ammonia.
  2. n. any of a class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/organic">organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
  3. Any one of a series of cyanogen compounds; particularly, one of those cyanides of alcohol radicals which, by boiling with acids or alkalies, produce a carboxyl acid, with the elimination of the nitrogen as ammonia. Note: The nitriles are named with reference to the acids produced by their decomposition, thus, hydrocyanic acid is formic nitrile, and methyl cyanide is acetic nitrile.
  4. Any one of a series of cyanogen compounds; particularly, one ofthose cyanides of alcohol radicals which, by boiling with acids oralkalies, produce a carboxyl acid, with the elimination of thenitrogen as ammonia.
  5. n. any of a class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/organic">organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN