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# cyanide

noun (cyanide, cyanides)

«cyanide» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A very strong poison that can kill quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyanide/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories, especially old murder mysteries, cyanide is a poison said to smell of bitter almonds. In science, tiny amounts are found naturally in apple seeds and cherry stones, but too little to harm you if you swallow a few by accident. It is used in some industries like gold mining.

### Examples

- In the detective story, the victim was poisoned with cyanide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyanide/#x1)
- Cyanide is a deadly poison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyanide/#x2)
- Apple seeds contain a tiny bit of cyanide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyanide/#x3)
- Factories must store cyanide safely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyanide/#x4)
- Cyanide is used in gold mining. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyanide/#x5)
- The detective noticed a smell of bitter almonds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyanide/#x6)

### Note

Say «SY-a-nide». Safety: never taste unknown chemicals. Not everyone can smell cyanide.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cyanide» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyanide/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cyanide» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyanide.html) on Mova free.