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Cyano vs Cyanol - What's the difference?

cyano | cyanol |

As nouns the difference between cyano and cyanol

is that cyano is a univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of a carbon and a nitrogen atom joined with a triple bond; organic compounds containing a cyano group are nitriles while cyanol is any of several blue dyes.

cyano

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry, especially in combination) a univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of a carbon and a nitrogen atom joined with a triple bond; organic compounds containing a cyano group are nitriles

    • Derived terms

    *cyanogen *cyanide

    cyanol

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several blue dyes

    • Derived terms

    *xylene cyanol