Meanings
nouncyanogen (countable and uncountable, plural cyanogens)
plural cyanogens
- countableuncountablechemistryThe pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
Synonyms: ethanedinitrile, oxalonitrile, dicyanogen, nitriloacetonitrile
- countableuncountablechemistryThe radical -CN.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
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Origin
From cyano- + -gen; compare French cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan cianogen
- cianogenorganic compound
Chinese Mandarin 氰, 氰气
- 氰 (qíng)organic compound
- 氰气 (qíngqì)organic compound
Dutch cyanogeen, cyaan
- cyanogeenorganic compound
- cyaanorganic compound
- cyaanradical
Esperanto ciano
- cianoorganic compound
Finnish disyaani, syaani
- disyaaniorganic compound
- syaaniorganic compound
- syaaniradical
French cyane
- cyaneorganic compound
German Cyan, Zyan
- Cyanorganic compound
- Zyanorganic compound
- Cyanogenorganic compound
- Dicyanorganic compound
- Cyanradical
- Zyanradical
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APA
cyanogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanogen
MLA
“cyanogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanogen.
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