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cyanogen

/saɪˈæn.ə.d͡ʒɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
cyanogen
IPA
/saɪˈæn.ə.d͡ʒɪn/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The radical -CN.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From cyano- + -gen; compare French cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cyanogens (plural)

Derived Forms

bromocyan bromocyanogen ferricyanogen ferrocyanogen hexacyanogen paracyanogen

Phrases

cyanogen bromide cyanogen chloride

Synonyms

ethanedinitrile oxalonitrile dicyanogen nitriloacetonitrile

Questions

How do you pronounce cyanogen?
The recorded pronunciation is /saɪˈæn.ə.d͡ʒɪn/.
What does cyanogen mean?
The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
Where does cyanogen come from?
From cyano- + -gen; compare French cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.

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