Cyanides and Cyanide Compounds

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007181

1. Inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE containing the -CN radical. The concept also includes isocyanides. It is distinguished from NITRILES, which denotes organic compounds containing the -CN radical.

2. X⁺CN⁻ where X = H⁺ or any other group where a formal dissociation can be made. For example KCN or Ca(CN)₂.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-007181
Field	Environment
References	NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH); TRI Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007181",
  "term": "Cyanides and Cyanide Compounds",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE containing the -CN radical. The concept also includes isocyanides. It is distinguished from NITRILES, which denotes organic compounds containing the -CN radical.\n\n2. X⁺CN⁻ where X = H⁺ or any other group where a formal dissociation can be made. For example KCN or Ca(CN)₂.",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)",
    "TRI Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cyanides-and-cyanide-compounds/"
}

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