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Cyanide vs Cyanin - What's the difference?

cyanide | cyanin |

As nouns the difference between cyanide and cyanin

is that cyanide is while cyanin is .

cyanide

Noun

  • (chemistry, countable) Any compound containing the -C?N radical or the C?N-1 anion.
  • (uncountable) potassium cyanide - a water soluble poison
  • (uncountable) hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas - a poisonous gas
  • Derived terms

    * ferricyanide * ferrocyanide

    See also

    * hydrocyanic acid * Zyklon B * Nevada gas (slang)

    cyanin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)