- cyanohydrin
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from cyan- + hydr- + 1-in Date: 1925 any of various compounds containing both cyano and hydroxyl groups
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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cyanohydrin — [ˌsʌɪənə(ʊ) hʌɪdrɪn] noun Chemistry an organic compound containing a carbon atom linked to both cyanide and hydroxyl groups … English new terms dictionary
