sodium cyanide
so·di·um cy·a·nide
S s Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [soh-dee-uh m sahy-uh-nahyd, -nid]
- /ˈsoʊ di əm ˈsaɪ əˌnaɪd, -nɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [soh-dee-uh m sahy-uh-nahyd, -nid]
- /ˈsoʊ di əm ˈsaɪ əˌnaɪd, -nɪd/
Definitions of sodium cyanide words
- noun sodium cyanide a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaCN, prepared by heating sodium amide with charcoal: used chiefly in casehardening alloys, in the leaching and flotation of ore, and in electroplating. 1
- noun sodium cyanide a white odourless crystalline soluble poisonous compound with an odour of hydrogen cyanide when damp. It is used for extracting gold and silver from their ores and for case-hardening steel. Formula: NaCN 0
- noun sodium cyanide a white, highly poisonous salt, NaCN, used in electroplating, as an insecticide, etc. 0
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Origin of sodium cyanide
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85
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sodium cyanide popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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