silver cyanides

A form of silver cyanide — The chemical compound with the formula AgCN; a white salt that is precipitated upon treatment of solutions containing Ag+ with cyanide, which is used in some schemes to recover silver from solution.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of silver cyanide
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