Cyanogen - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: cyanogenCyanogen
A colorless inflammable poisonous gas C2N2 with a peach blossom odor so called from its tendency to form blue compounds obtained by heating ammonium oxalate mercuric cyanide etc It is obtained in combination forming an alkaline cyanide when nitrogen or a nitrogenous compound is strongly ignited with carbon and soda or potash It conducts itself like a member of the halogen group of elements and shows a tendency to form complex compounds The name is also applied to the univalent radical CN the half molecule of cyanogen proper which was one of the first compound radicals recognized...
Cyamellone
A complex derivative of cyanogen regarded as an acid and known chiefly in its salts called also hydromellonic acid...
Cyanic
Pertaining to or containing cyanogen...
Cyanide
A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical...
Dicyanide
A compound of a binary type containing two cyanogen groups or radicals called also bicyanide...
Halogen
An electro negative element or radical which by combination with a metal forms a haloid salt especially chlorine fluorine bromine and iodine sometimes also cyanogen See Chlorine family under Chlorine...
Hydrocyanic
Pertaining to or derived from the combination of hydrogen and cyanogen...
Hydrocyanide
A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base distinguished from a cyanide in which only the cyanogen so combines...
Hydroferricyanic
Pertaining to or containing or obtained from hydrogen ferric iron and cyanogen as hydroferricyanic acid See Ferricyanic...
Hydroferrocyanic
Pertaining to or containing or obtained from hydrogen ferrous iron and cyanogen as hydroferrocyanic acid See Ferrocyanic...
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