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cyanogène m sing
- (chimica) il gas: cianogeno;
- (chimica) il radicale: cianogeno;
Da "cyan" ossia "blu" e "-gène", suffisso equivalente all'italiano "-geno" ossia "ciò che dà origine"; letteralmente "ciò che dà origine al blu" in quanto il gas era utilizzato per ottenere il blu di Prussia.
Per estensione, ha preso lo stesso nome anche il radicale chimico componente fondamentale del gas.