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Nov 30, 2009
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cy•an•o•gen



Pronunciation: (sī-an'u-jun, -jen"), [key]
n.
1. a colorless, poisonous, flammable, water-soluble gas, C2N2, having an almondlike odor: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
2. See cyano group.

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cyanobacteriacyanogen bromide
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