cyanogen

• Sustantivo que designa un gas incoloro y venenoso con olor acre a almendras, utilizado históricamente como agente de guerra química.

A noun referring to a colorless, toxic gas with a pungent almond odor, historically used in chemical warfare.

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   A colorless, highly toxic gas with a pungent almond-like odor, composed of two cyano groups (N≡C–C≡N). It has been used in chemical warfare and as a reagent in organic synthesis.

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   • Cyanogen was employed as a chemical weapon during World War I.
   • The laboratory handled cyanogen with extreme caution due to its toxicity.
   • Exposure to cyanogen can cause severe respiratory distress and death.