cyanure

See also: cyanuré

French

Etymology

Coined 1815 by Gay-Lussac, from cyano- +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sja.nyʁ/

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• Rhymes: -yʁ

Noun

cyanure m (plural cyanures)

1. (inorganic chemistry) cyanide

Related terms

• cyanuration
• cyanurer
• dicyanure

Descendants

• → Turkish: siyanür

Further reading

• “cyanure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.