aurocyanide

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Etymology[edit]

auro- +‎ cyanide

Noun[edit]

aurocyanide (countable and uncountable, plural aurocyanides)

  1. (inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)2-, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
  2. (inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.

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