Cyanogen: Cyanogen (in English cyanogen or carbon nitride) is a colorless gas whose odor is close to that of almonds.
The same cyanogen term can also denote the CN radical.
Used as an adjective, it characterizes in medicine the property of causing cyanosis (“bluing of the skin”) by reducing blood oxygenation. One speaks for example of cyanotic congenital heart disease.
In zoology, it indicates the property of producing hydrocyanic acid HCN (ex. g...
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