paracyanogen

P3A1R1A1C3Y4A1N1O1G2E1N1

noun

A polymer of cyanogen, obtained as a brown or black amorphous residue by heating mercury(II) cyanide.

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Meanings

nounparacyanogen (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA polymer of cyanogen, obtained as a brown or black amorphous residue by heating mercury(II) cyanide.

Origin

From para- + cyanogen.

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