isocyan-

combining form

variants or isocyano-

: containing the univalent group −NC isomeric with cyanogen and present in isocyanides

isocyanobenzene C₆H₅NC

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from isocyanic (in isocyanic acid)

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