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cyano

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
cyano
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of a carbon and a nitrogen atom joined with a triple bond; organic compounds containing a cyano group are nitriles

Inflected Forms

cyanos (plural)

Derived Forms

cianopramine cyanide cyanoacetic cyanoalkyl cyanobenzaldehyde cyanocarboxylate cyanochromone cyanogen cyanophenyl cyanophosphorylation cyanopolyyne cyanopyridine

Phrases

cyanoformic acid

Questions

What does cyano mean?
a univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of a carbon and a nitrogen atom joined with a triple bond; organic compounds containing a cyano group are nitriles

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