Etymology

cyanoform

C3Y4A1N1O1F4O1R1M3

Today it means: The compound CH(CN)₃ analogous to the haloforms Full definition →

English cyano- ← Ancient Greek κῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
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  1. Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
  2. Englishcyano-
  3. English todaycyanoform

From cyano- + -form.

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