Cyanogen

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sajˈæn.É™.dʒɪn/

Origin

Ancient Greek a dark blue substance + -gen: compare French cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.

Full definition of cyanogen

Noun

1. A colourless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
2. (chemistry) The pseudohalogen (CN)₂.
3. (chemistry) The radical -CN.