| cyanide | (n) an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid |
| cyanide poisoning | (n) poisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanide; common in smoke from fires and in industrial chemicals |
| cyanide process | (n) an industrial process for extracting gold and silver by treating ore with a sodium cyanide solution |
| Cyanide | n. [ Cf. F. cyanide. See Cyanic. ] (Chem.) A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical. [ 1913 Webster ] |