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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An extremely poisonous white crystalline compound, NaCN, used in extracting gold and silver from ores, in electroplating baths, and in dye manufacture.
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- noun a white poisonous salt (NaCN) used in electroplating
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