cyanide
noun
cy·a·nide
ˈsī-ə-ˌnīd 
-nəd
1
: a compound of cyanogen with a more electropositive element or group: such as
b
2
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Another was to have dramatic re-creations, such as Hitler’s final moments in his bunker, with an actress playing Eva Braun holding a cyanide pill and an actor playing Hitler holding a gun to his head.
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Alan Zeitlin, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Back at the compound, Jones instructed his followers to kill themselves by ingesting Valium, chloral hydrate, cyanide and Phenergan that was mixed into Flavor Aid, per Vox.
—Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
The 43-year-old mother of six died in March 2023 of poisoning from cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, the latter a substance found in over-the-counter eye drops.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
In dogs, cyanide prevents blood cells from receiving ample oxygen.
—Abigail Beck, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
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Alan Zeitlin, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Back at the compound, Jones instructed his followers to kill themselves by ingesting Valium, chloral hydrate, cyanide and Phenergan that was mixed into Flavor Aid, per Vox.
—Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
The 43-year-old mother of six died in March 2023 of poisoning from cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, the latter a substance found in over-the-counter eye drops.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
In dogs, cyanide prevents blood cells from receiving ample oxygen.
—Abigail Beck, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
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cyanide
noun
cy·a·nide
ˈsī-ə-ˌnīd
-nəd
: a very poisonous compound consisting of carbon and nitrogen with either sodium or potassium
Medical Definition
cyanide
noun
cy·a·nide
ˈsī-ə-ˌnīd, -nəd
: any of several compounds (as potassium cyanide) that contain the radical CN having a chemical valence of one, react with and inactivate respiratory enzymes, and are rapidly lethal producing drowsiness, tachycardia, coma, and finally death
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