cyanogenic

[ sahy-uh-noh-jen-ik, sahy-an-uh- ]
/ ˌsaɪ ə noʊˈdʒɛn ɪk, saɪˌæn ə- /

adjective Biology, Chemistry.

capable of producing hydrogen cyanide.
Also cy·a·no·ge·net·ic [sahy-uh-noh-juh-net-ik, sahy-an-oh-] /ˌsaɪ ə noʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk, saɪˌæn oʊ-/.

Origin of cyanogenic

cyanogen + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM cyanogenic

cy·a·no·gen·e·sis, noun

Words nearby cyanogenic

cyanocobalamin, cyanogen, cyanogen bromide, cyanogen chloride, cyanogenesis, cyanogenic, cyanoguanidine, cyanohydrin, cyanometer, cyanophil, cyanophilous

Example sentences from the Web for cyanogenesis

  • Light and the assimilation processes depending on light exert a favorable influence on cyanogenesis.

    The Social Gangster |Arthur B. Reeve

British Dictionary definitions for cyanogenesis

cyanogenesis
/ (ˌsaɪənəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

botany the release by certain plants, such as cherry laurel, of hydrogen cyanide, esp after wounding or invasion by pathogens