noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen cyanide are added to a molecule, especially across a double bond. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From hydro- + cyanation.

Related phrases

double bondhydrogen cyanide

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.