cyanides
Deadly chemical salts
Cyanides are chemical compounds containing a carbon-nitrogen group, notorious as fast-acting poisons.
Potassium cyanide and hydrogen cyanide appear in murder mysteries and historical accounts of espionage suicides.
In industry, cyanides serve legitimate purposes in gold extraction and electroplating.
The bitter-almond smell associated with cyanide poisoning is detectable only by some people.
Electrically depositing metal layers
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- case hardeningStrengthening metal's outer layer
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
pest control · adhesives · dyes · photography · blueprints · Prussian blue · chemical synthesis · leaching
Causing or capable of death
- fatalCausing death or ruin
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- asphyxiationDeath from oxygen loss
poisonous · suicide · murder · assassination · gas chamber · Jonestown · capsule · ingestion
Starchy tropical root vegetable
- bitter almondsCyanogenic stone fruit seeds
- apple seedsFruit core embryos
- cherry pitsSeeds inside drupes
- lima beansFlat pale legumes
glycoside · plants · millipedes · bamboo shoots · sorghum · flax seeds · stone fruits · tapioca
Cyano-functional organic compound
- triple bondThree electron pairs shared
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- anionNegatively charged ion
salts · compounds · organic · inorganic · ferricyanide · cyano · ligand · coordination
Chlorine-neutralizing crystalline compound
- oxygen therapyAdministered breathing gas treatment
- hyperbaricAbove atmospheric pressure
- vitamin B12Nerve and blood nutrient
- poison controlToxicology emergency service
emergency treatment · intravenous · decontamination · toxicology · critical care · paramedics · resuscitation · chelation
electroplating
Electrically depositing metal layers
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- case hardeningStrengthening metal's outer layer
fumigation · pest control · adhesives · dyes · photography · blueprints · Prussian blue · chemical synthesis · leaching · galvanizing
lethal
Causing or capable of death
asphyxiation · poisonous · suicide · murder · assassination · gas chamber · Jonestown · capsule · ingestion · inhalation
cassava
Starchy tropical root vegetable
- bitter almondsCyanogenic stone fruit seeds
- apple seedsFruit core embryos
- cherry pitsSeeds inside drupes
lima beans · glycoside · plants · millipedes · bamboo shoots · sorghum · flax seeds · stone fruits · tapioca · detoxification
nitrile
Cyano-functional organic compound
- triple bondThree electron pairs shared
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
anion · salts · compounds · organic · inorganic · ferricyanide · cyano · ligand · coordination · reactive
sodium thiosulfate
Chlorine-neutralizing crystalline compound
- oxygen therapyAdministered breathing gas treatment
- hyperbaricAbove atmospheric pressure
- vitamin B12Nerve and blood nutrient
poison control · emergency treatment · intravenous · decontamination · toxicology · critical care · paramedics · resuscitation · chelation · detoxification
cyanidesantidotes
Agents reversing toxic effects
nutrients · vitamins · medicines · oxygen · nourishment
cyanidescures
Remedies that heal
remedies · therapeutics · pharmaceuticals · medicaments · treatments
- cyanide pill
- cyanide gasLethal respiratory poison
- potassium cyanideToxic alkali metal salt
- cyanide poisoningToxic oxygen-blocking condition
- hydrogen cyanideToxic HCN compound
- sodium cyanidePoisonous alkali metal compound