cyanido

C3Y4A1N1I1D2O1

noun

The cyano(CN) ion, ligand or radical.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nouncyanido (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryThe cyano(CN) ion, ligand or radical.

Origin

*Standardised in the "Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, IUPAC Recommendations 2005"; derived from cyanide with an -o suffix.

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