isocyanide

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

noun Chemistry.

a compound containing an isocyano group.

Origin of isocyanide

First recorded in 1875–80; iso- + cyanide

Also called carbylamine.

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British Dictionary definitions for isocyanide

isocyanide

noun

any salt or ester of isocyanic acidAlso called: carbylamine, isonitrile

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