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sodium cyanide
so·di·um cy·a·nide
Subclass of:
Sodium Compounds, Inorganic; Cyanides
Definitions related to sodium cyanide:
  • A highly poisonous compound that is an inhibitor of many metabolic processes and is used as a test reagent for the function of chemoreceptors. It is also used in many industrial processes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A toxic cyanide salt, sodium salt, and one-carbon compound that is used as an insecticide, a test reagent for the function of chemoreceptors, and in many industrial processes. It is characterized as a white crystalline solid, colorless gas, or aqueous solution that is odorless or has a faint, bitter almond-like odor. Exposure occurs by inhalation, ingestion, or contact.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The chemical agent sodium cyanide.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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