cyanogen

Meanings

• noun

  A color and a compound. The color cyan is a greenish-blue hue, and cyanogen is a colorless, highly toxic, gaseous compound used in the production of cyanide.

  - "The cyanogen compound is used in the production of cyanide."
  - "The cyanogen gas leaked from the laboratory, causing a dangerous situation."

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Synonyms

dicyanogen , ethanedinitrile , nitriloacetonitrile , oxalonitrile

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Variants

List of all variants of cyanogen that leads to same result
cyanogen , cyanogens

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Etymology

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Cyanogen is derived from the Greek word 'kyanos' meaning blue.

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Trivia

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1. Cyanogen is the only stable compound of cyanogen chloride.

2. Cyanogen is used as a tranquilizer for large animals.

3. Cyanogen was first discovered in 1782 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele.

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Related Concepts

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1. cyanide: A highly toxic compound derived from cyanogen, used as a poison or in the production of other chemicals.

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Culture

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Cyanogen has been used in literature, particularly in science fiction, as a deadly gas or weapon.

How to Memorize "cyanogen"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a blue gas or a blue compound as cyanogen.

2. associate
   

   - Associate cyanogen with the color blue and the production of cyanide.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cyan is a blue, deadly gas, named Cyanogen'

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