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CYANOGENIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cyanogenic mean?
• CYANOGENIC (adjective)
The adjective CYANOGENIC has 1 sense:
1. capable of producing cyanide
Familiarity information: CYANOGENIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of producing cyanide
Synonyms:
cyanogenetic; cyanogenic
Context example:
amygdalin is a cyanogenetic glucoside
Similar:
toxic (of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison)
Derivation:
cyanogen (a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare)
Context examples
Originally, the name laetrile was the contraction of laevo-mandelonitrile glucoside, a cyanogenic glycoside found naturally in some plants.
(Laetrile, NCI Thesaurus)
A cyanogenic glucoside isolated from almonds and seeds of other plants of the family Rosaceae.
(Amygdalin, NCI Thesaurus)
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