Cyanided: meaning, definitions and examples
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cyanided
[ ˈsaɪəˌnʌɪd ]
chemical process
To cyanide is to poison something or someone with cyanide, a highly toxic chemical compound. Cyanide can be in various forms, such as gas or salt, and it disrupts the body's ability to use oxygen, leading to suffocation at a cellular level. The process is extremely dangerous and usually associated with industrial uses or criminal activities. It has been infamously used in various forms of execution and has a notorious reputation in both history and criminal lore.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The detective discovered traces of cyanide in the suspect's home.
- In the lab, they accidentally cyanided the test samples.
- The villain planned to cyanide the entire water supply.
- She warned her colleagues not to handle the cyanided material without protection.
Translations
Translations of the word "cyanided" in other languages:
🇵🇹 cianetado
🇮🇳 साइनाइडेड
🇩🇪 zyanidiert
🇮🇩 sianida
🇺🇦 ціанідований
🇵🇱 cyjanowany
🇯🇵 シアン化された
🇫🇷 cyanuré
🇪🇸 cianurado
🇹🇷 siyanürlü
🇰🇷 시안화된
🇸🇦 سيانيد
🇨🇿 kyanidovaný
🇸🇰 kyanidovaný
🇨🇳 氰化的
🇸🇮 cianidiran
🇮🇸 síaníd
🇰🇿 цианидті
🇬🇪 ციანიდებული
🇦🇿 siyanidli
🇲🇽 cianurado
Etymology
The term 'cyanide' is derived from the Greek word 'kyanos', which means 'dark blue', referring to the blue color of the cyanide salts. Historically, cyanide was first isolated in the late 18th century, with its most common form, sodium cyanide, emerging in industrial processes throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Cyanide has a long and controversial history associated with both its utilization in mining and its infamous role in various methods of suicide and executions. The word 'cyanide' began appearing in scientific literature in the early 19th century as chemists explored its effects and properties. Its toxicity became widely known following numerous high-profile cases involving poisonings.