thiocyanate

thi·o·cy·a·nate

T0168200 (thī′ō-sī′ə-nāt′)n. A salt, ester, or anion of thiocyanic acid.

thiocyanate

(ˌθaɪəʊˈsaɪəˌneɪt) n (Elements & Compounds) any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid

thi•o•cy•a•nate

(ˌθaɪ oʊˈsaɪ əˌneɪt)

also thi•o•cy•a•nide

(-ˌnaɪd)

n. a salt or ester of thiocyanic acid. [1875–80]

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Noun

thiocyanate - a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfursalt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

Thiocyanate

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thiocyanate

[¦thī·ō′sī·ə‚nāt] (inorganic chemistry) A salt of thiocyanic acid that contains the ‒SCN radical; for example, sodium thiocyanate, NaSCN. Also known as sulfocyanate; sulfocyanide; thiocyanide.

Thiocyanate

(also rhodanide), any of the salts of thio-cyanic acid, HSCN. Although most thiocyanates are freely soluble in water, AgSCN, CuSCN, and Hg(SCN)₂ are insoluble. Colorless KSCN and NH₄SCN are widely used in analytical chemistry for cation detection; for example, with Fe³⁺ they form bloodred Fe(SCN)₃, and with Cu²⁺ in an ammonium medium they form blue [Cu(NH₃)₄](SCN)₂.

thiocyanate

[thi″o-si´ah-nāt] the S=C=N⁻ anion or a salt or ester containing this ion. Thiocyanate is produced in the metabolism of cysteine and detoxification of cyanide and is excreted in the urine.

thi·o·cy·a·nate

(thī'ō-sī'ă-nāt), A salt of thiocyanic acid. Synonym(s): rhodanate, sulfocyanate

thiocyanate

S=C=N– Toxicology A salt of thiocyanic acid that is a breakdown product of cyanide, which is ↑ in smokers, Pts receiving nitroprusside, and victims of smoke inhalation. See Cyanide.

thi·o·cy·a·nate

(thī'ō-sī'ă-nāt) A salt of thiocyanic acid.
Synonym(s): rhodanate, sulfocyanate.

thiocyanate

thi·o·cy·a·nate

thiocyanate

thi•o•cy•a•nate

also thi•o•cy•a•nide

Thiocyanate

thiocyanate

Thiocyanate

thiocyanate

thiocyanate

thi·o·cy·a·nate

thiocyanate

thi·o·cy·a·nate

thiocyanate

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noun a salt of thiocyanic acid

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