cyanogens

/S AY0 AH0 N AH0 G AH0 N Z/
noun
  1. 1

    (organic chemistry) The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.

  2. 2

    (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry) The radical -CN.