Cyan vs. Cyanide

Cyannoun

A colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.

Cyanidenoun

Any compound containing the -C≡N radical or the C≡N⁻¹ anion.

Cyanadjective

Of the colour cyan.

Cyanidenoun

(uncountable) potassium cyanide - a water soluble poison

Cyannoun

a blue-green that is one of the primary pigments

Cyanidenoun

(uncountable) hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas - a poisonous gas

Cyanadjective

a bluish shade of green

Cyanideverb

(transitive) To treat or poison with cyanide.

Cyannoun

a greenish-blue colour which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to red.

Cyanidenoun

A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical.

Cyan

Cyan () is the color between green and blue on the visible spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a predominant wavelength between 490 and 520 nm, between the wavelengths of green and blue.In the subtractive color system, or CMYK color model, which can be overlaid to produce all colors in paint and color printing, cyan is one of the primary colors, along with magenta and yellow.

Cyanidenoun

any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN

Cyanidenoun

an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

Cyanide

A cyanide is a chemical compound that contains the group C≡N. This group, known as the cyano group, consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.In inorganic cyanides, the cyanide group is present as the anion CN−. Soluble salts such as sodium cyanide and potassium cyanide are highly toxic.