cyanocobalamin
— Noun
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~ a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia
cyanogen
— Noun
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~ a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare
cyanogenetic
— Adjective
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~ capable of producing cyanide; "amygdalin is a cyanogenetic glucoside"
cyanogenic
— Adjective
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~ capable of producing cyanide; "amygdalin is a cyanogenetic glucoside"
cyanohydrin
— Noun
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~ any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom
class Cyanophyceae
— Noun
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~ photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae
Cyanophyceae
— Noun
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~ photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae
Cyanophyta
— Noun
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~ prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
cyanophyte
— Adjective
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~ relating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria
cyanosis
— Noun
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~ a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes
cyanuramide
— Noun
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~ a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins
cyanuric acid
— Noun
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~ a trimer of cyanic acid
Centaurea cyanus
— Noun
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~ an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
Cyathea
— Noun
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~ type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands
Cyatheaceae
— Noun
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~ tropical tree ferns
cybele
— Noun
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~ great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops