isocyanide

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

noun

Chemistry.

1. a compound containing an isocyano group.

isocyanide

/ ˌaɪsəʊˈsaɪəˌnaɪd /

noun

1. Also called: carbylamine.  isonitrile. any salt or ester of isocyanic acid

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.

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

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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.

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