cyanogen bromide

noun

A pseudohalogen with the chemical formula (CN)Br or BrCN, widely used to modify biopolymers, fragment proteins and peptides, and synthesize other compounds.

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Meanings

nouncyanogen bromide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA pseudohalogen with the chemical formula (CN)Br or BrCN, widely used to modify biopolymers, fragment proteins and peptides, and synthesize other compounds.

    Synonyms: bromocyan, bromocyanide, bromocyanogen

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pseudohalogen with the chemical formula (CN)Br or BrCN, widely used to modify biopolymers, fragment proteins and peptides, and synthesize other compounds.

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bromocyanbromocyanidebromocyanogen
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APA

cyanogen bromide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanogen%20bromide

MLA

“cyanogen bromide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanogen%20bromide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanogen bromide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanogen%20bromide.

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