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Definition of: cyanide
(sī′ə·nīd) noun Chem.
A compound of cyanogen with a metallic element or radical: potassium cyanide.
—v.t. ·nid·ed, ·nid·ing Metall. To subject to the action of cyanide: to extract gold by cyaniding the ore. [<CYAN- + -IDE]
—cy′a·ni·da′tion noun
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