- cyanogenesis
- noun see cyanogenetic
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cyanogenesis — cy·a·no·gen·e·sis (sī ə nō jĕnʹĭ sĭs, sī ăn ō ) n. Generation of cyanide. cy a·no·ge·netʹic ( jə nĕtʹĭk) or cy a·no·genʹic ( jĕnʹĭk) adj. * * * … Universalium
cyanogenesis — noun The generation of cyanide, especially from a biological source … Wiktionary
cyanogenesis — cy·a·no·gen·e·sis (si″ə no jenґə sis) [cyano + genesis] the formation or production of cyanogen or hydrocyanic acid … Medical dictionary
cyanogenesis — production of cyanide Causation and Formation … Phrontistery dictionary
cyanogenesis — cyanogenˈesis noun (botany) The production of hydrogen cyanide by certain plants as a reaction to cell damage or invasion by disease • • • Main Entry: ↑cyan … Useful english dictionary
cyanogenic — cyanogenesis, n. /suy euh noh jen ik, suy an euh /, adj. Biol., Chem. capable of producing hydrogen cyanide. Also, cyanogenetic /suy euh noh jeuh net ik, suy an oh /. [CYANOGEN + IC] * * * … Universalium
cyanogenetic — or cyanogenic adjective Date: 1902 capable of producing cyanide (as hydrogen cyanide) < a cyanogenetic glucoside > • cyanogenesis noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hydrogen cyanide — IUPAC name … Wikipedia
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