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cyanohydrin definition

cya·no·hy·drin (sī′ə nō hī′drin)

noun

any of a class of organic chemical compounds containing the CN and OH radicals

Etymology: cyano- + hydr(o)- + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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