cyanohydrin

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī′ə nō hī′drin, sī an′ō-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cy•a•no•hy•drin  (sī′ə nō hī′drin, sī an′ō-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistryany of a class of organic chemical compounds that contains both the CN and the OH group, usually linked to the same carbon atom.
  • cyano-3 + hydr-2 + -in2 1920–25

'cyanohydrin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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