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Thiocyanate vs Cyanide - What's the difference?

thiocyanate | cyanide |

As nouns the difference between thiocyanate and cyanide

is that thiocyanate is any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN-1 anion while cyanide is any compound containing the -C≡N radical or the C≡N-1 anion.

thiocyanate

English

Noun

(wikipedia thiocyanate) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN-1 anion

    • See also

    *isothiocyanate (-NCS or NCS-1)

    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)