CYANOHYDRIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("cyanohydrin" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

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