cyan(o)-
cyan(o)- comb. form of Gr. kúanos dark-blue mineral, kuáneos dark-blue, in designation of certain bluish salts and minerals, as cyanogen (XIX) — F. cyanogène, so named from its entering into the composition of Prussian blue.
So cyanic, cyanide, etc.
So cyanic, cyanide, etc.
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