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cy·a·no·gen·ic | \ ˌsī-ə-nō-ˈje-nik 
, sī-ˌa-nō- \
, sī-ˌa-nō- \variants:
or less commonly cyanogenetic \ ˌsī-ə-nō-jə-ˈne-tik , sī-ˌa-nō- \
, sī-ˌa-nō- \Definition of cyanogenic
: capable of producing cyanide (such as hydrogen cyanide)
a cyanogenic glucoside
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cyanogenesis \ ˌsī-ə-nō-ˈje-nə-səs , sī-ˌa-nō- \ noun
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cyanogenic
adjectivecy·a·no·gen·ic | \ ˌsī-ə-nō-ˈjen-ik, sī-ˌan-ō- \
\variants:
also cyanogenetic \ -jə-ˈnet-ik \
\Medical Definition of cyanogenic
: capable of producing cyanide (as hydrogen cyanide)
cyanogenic glycosides Cassava is cyanogenic, and varieties are recognized as being either bitter or sweet (i.e., containing high or low amounts of cyanide).— Darna L. Dufour, Bioscience, October 1990
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cyanogenesis \ -ˈjen-ə-səs \ noun, plural cyanogeneses\ -ˌsēz \
\ noun, plural cyanogeneses\ -ˌsēz \Comments on cyanogenic
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The first known use of cyanogenic was in 1902
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