thiocyanate

[thahy-oh-sahy-uh-neyt]

noun Chemistry.

a salt or ester of thiocyanic acid, as sodium thiocyanate, NaSCN.

Also thi·o·cy·a·nide

[thahy-oh-sahy-uh-nahyd] /ˌθaɪ oʊˈsaɪ əˌnaɪd/,

Origin of thiocyanate

First recorded in 1875–80; thio- + cyanate

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British Dictionary definitions for thiocyanate

thiocyanate

noun

any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid

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