SINCE 1828
cyanogen
noun
cy·an·o·gen
| \ sī-ˈa-nə-jən
\
\
Definition of cyanogen
1
: a monovalent group −CN present in cyanides
2
: a colorless flammable poisonous gas (CN)2
Examples of cyanogen in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Hydrogen glows red, helium glows yellow, and cyanogen glows green. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Why Is the 'Christmas Comet' Green?," 18 Dec. 2018 The comet currently passing by Earth, comet 46P/Wirtanen, has a substantial amount of cyanogen. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Why Is the 'Christmas Comet' Green?," 18 Dec. 2018 His biggest coup was providing the Brits with the design of a chemical warfare dispersal device manufactured from parts that could be found in a tool shed and was capable of spreading deadly cyanogen chloride or other agents. — NBC News, "He spied on al Qaeda from the inside, until he had to run for his life," 17 June 2018 A study published in 2014 in Environmental Science & Technology, for example, found that when uric acid in human urine mixes with chlorine, a toxic compound called cyanogen chloride (CNCI) and trichloramine (NCl3) is formed, TIME reported. — Melinda Carstensen, Fox News, "There's probably pee in your swimming pool — what's the health risk?," 2 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cyanogen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for cyanogen
cyanogen
noun
cy·ano·gen
| \ sī-ˈan-ə-jən
\
\
Medical Definition of cyanogen
1
: a monovalent group −CN present in cyanides
2
: a colorless flammable poisonous gas (CN)2
Comments on cyanogen
What made you want to look up cyanogen? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
What did you just call me?! A Quiz
-
- If a member of the audience describes your speech as bombastic, does that person mean it is:
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share cyanogen
Resources for cyanogen