isocyanide

[ ahy-suh-sahy-uh-nahyd, -nid ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a compound containing an isocyano group.

isocyanide

/ ˌaɪsəʊˈsaɪəˌnaɪd /

noun

1. any salt or ester of isocyanic acid Also calledcarbylamineisonitrile

Word History and Origins

Origin of isocyanide¹

First recorded in 1875–80; iso- + cyanide

Example Sentences

He gave them instead a disturbing intimation of horrible death�by describing the effects of the gas cacodyl isocyanide.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cacodyl isocyanide, new, vicious compound of poisonous cyanogen, kills instantly.

From Time Magazine Archive

If heated with solution of potassium hydroxide, odour of aniline is given off; if liquid, when it is warmed with a few drops of chloroform, a penetrating and unpleasant odour of isocyanide.

From Project Gutenberg