aurocyanide

noun

au·​ro·​cyanide

ˌȯrō,

-rə +

plural -s

: a complex salt (such as sodium aurocyanide Na[Au(CN)₂] formed in the cyanide process for gold) made by the union of aurous cyanide with another cyanide

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary auro- + cyanide

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