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 Definitions of sodium cyanide  [ˈsoʊ di əm]  

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Definition of 'sodium cyanide' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sodium cyanide
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaCN, used chiefly in casehardening alloys, in the leaching and flotation of ore, and in electroplating.

Etymology:  (1880–85)

Definition of 'sodium cyanide' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sodium cyanide
a white poisonous salt (NaCN) used in electroplating


Definition of 'sodium cyanide' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  sodium cyanide
A highly poisonous compound that is an inhibitor of many metabolic processes and is used as a test reagent for the function of chemoreceptors. It is also used in many industrial processes.



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