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Hydrocyanide

Hydrocyanide \Hy`dro*cy"a*nide\, n. (Chem.) A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base; -- distinguished from a cyanide, in which only the cyanogen so combines.

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hydrocyanide

n. (context chemistry English) A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base, distinguished from cyanide, in which only the cyanogen so combines.

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Molecules of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, ammonia, water, hydrocyanide, formaldehyde, formic acid, methyl alcohol and a series of carbohydrates have been shown to exist in the universe, as have amino-acids in meteorites and lunar rocks.