Cyanide

Introduction: Cyanide

Description of Cyanide

Cyanide: Inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE containing the -CN radical. The concept also includes isocyanides. It is distinguished from NITRILES, which denotes organic compounds containing the -CN radical.
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Cyanide: class of compounds derived from HCN containing the -CN radical.
Source: CRISP

Cyanide: Inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE containing the -CN radical. The concept also includes isocyanides. It is distinguished from NITRILES, which denotes organic compounds containing the -CN radical.
Source: MeSH 2007

Cyanide: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cyanide:

• Inorganic
• HYDROGEN
• Radical
• Concept
• Organic
• Organic disease
• Organic pain

Terms associated with Cyanide:

Terms Similar to Cyanide:

• Isocyanides

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Nitriles

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Cyanide:

• Ferricyanides
• Ferrocyanides
• Cyanamide
• Potassium Cyanide
• Sodium Cyanide

Source - MeSH 2007

• alkyl nitrile
• iron cyanide

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Cyanide

• Anions
• Hydrogen Cyanide

Source - MeSH 2007

• nitrogen compound

Source - CRISP

The term Cyanide can be used for:

• isocyanide
• nitrile

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cyanide

The following list attempts to classify Cyanide into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Electrolytes
    • Ions
      • Anions
        • Cyanides

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Nitrogen Compounds
    • Hydrogen Cyanide
      • Cyanides

External links related to: Cyanide

• Antidotes for Poisoning by Cyanide
• Cyanides (PIM G003)
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Cyanide : Article by Stephen W Borron, MD, MS
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Cyanide : Article by Rania Habal, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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