First Known Use: 1925
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cyanohydrin
noun cy·a·no·hy·drin \-ˈhī-drən\
Definition of CYANOHYDRIN
: any of various compounds containing both cyano and hydroxyl groups
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Origin of CYANOHYDRIN
International Scientific Vocabulary, from cyan- + hydr- + 1-in
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