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Cyanide vs Cyanmethemoglobin - What's the difference?

cyanide | cyanmethemoglobin |

As nouns the difference between cyanide and cyanmethemoglobin

is that cyanide is while cyanmethemoglobin is (biochemistry) a relatively non-toxic cyanide derivative of methemoglobin formed when amyl nitrite and sodium nitrite are used as antidotes to cyanide poisoning.

cyanide

English

(wikipedia 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)

    cyanmethemoglobin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry) A relatively non-toxic cyanide derivative of methemoglobin formed when amyl nitrite and sodium nitrite are used as antidotes to cyanide poisoning