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/saɪˈæn.ə.d͡ʒɪn/ · noun
(organic chemistry) The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare..
Use cyanogen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cyanogen means (organic chemistry) The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare..
Common synonyms include ethanedinitrile, oxalonitrile, dicyanogen, nitriloacetonitrile.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use cyanogen where its definition matches the intended context.
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