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cyanogenic

adjective
cy路​a路​no路​gen路​ic | \ 藢s墨-蓹-n艒-藞je-nik How to pronounce cyanogenic (audio) , s墨-藢a-n艒-\
variants: or less commonly cyanogenetic \ 藢s墨-​蓹-​n艒-​j蓹-​藞ne-​tik How to pronounce cyanogenetic (audio) , s墨-​藢a-​n艒-​ \

Definition of cyanogenic

: capable of producing cyanide (such as hydrogen cyanide) a cyanogenic glucoside

Other Words from cyanogenic

cyanogenesis \ 藢s墨-​蓹-​n艒-​藞je-​n蓹-​s蓹s How to pronounce cyanogenesis (audio) , s墨-​藢a-​n艒-​ \ noun

First Known Use of cyanogenic

1902, in the meaning defined above

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cyanogenic

adjective
cy路​a路​no路​gen路​ic | \ 藢s墨-蓹-n艒-藞jen-ik, s墨-藢an-艒- How to pronounce cyanogenic (audio) \
variants: also cyanogenetic \ -​j蓹-​藞net-​ik How to pronounce cyanogenetic (audio) \

Medical Definition of cyanogenic

: capable of producing cyanide (as hydrogen cyanide) cyanogenic glycosides Cassava is cyanogenic, and varieties are recognized as being either bitter or sweet (i.e., containing high or low amounts of cyanide).— Darna L. Dufour, Bioscience, October 1990

Other Words from cyanogenic

cyanogenesis \ -​藞jen-​蓹-​s蓹s How to pronounce cyanogenesis (audio) \ noun, plural cyanogeneses\ -​藢s膿z How to pronounce cyanogeneses (audio) \