Cyanides. Isocyanides . Inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE containing the -CN radical. The concept also includes isocyanides. It is distinguished from NITRILES, which denotes organic compounds containing the -CN radical. . 0.77
Cyanosis. Cyanoses . A bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to an increase in the amount of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood or a structural defect in the hemoglobin molecule. . 0.68
Sodium Cyanide. Cyanogran . Cyanide, Sodium . A highly poisonous compound that is an inhibitor of many metabolic processes and is used as a test reagent for the function of chemoreceptors. It is also used in many industrial processes. . 0.65
Cyanophora. Cyanophora paradoxa . Cyanophora paradoxas . Cyanophoras . paradoxas, Cyanophora . A genus of primitive plants in the family Cyanophoraceae, class GLAUCOPHYTA. They contain pigmented ORGANELLES (or PLASTIDS) called cyanelles, which have characteristics of both CYANOBACTERIA and CHLOROPLASTS. . 0.62