Cyanide - Wikipedia Hydrogen cyanide, or H−C≡N, is a highly volatile toxic liquid that is produced on a large scale industrially It is obtained by acidification of cyanide salts The cyanide ion −C≡N is isoelectronic with carbon monoxide −C≡O+ and with molecular nitrogen N≡N A triple bond exists between C and N
Cyanide | Chemical Emergencies | CDC Cyanide is a fast acting and potentially deadly chemical that affects the body's ability to use oxygen It comes from natural substances in some foods and in certain plants, including the pits and seeds of some common fruits Cyanide is sometimes described as having a "bitter almond" smell
Cyanide | Definition, Uses, Effects | Britannica cyanide, any compound containing the monovalent combining group CN In inorganic cyanides, such as sodium cyanide (NaCN), this group is present as the negatively charged cyanide ion; these compounds, which are regarded as salts of hydrocyanic acid, are highly toxic
Factsheet | Cyanide - Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Cyanide is a naturally occurring chemical, found in many plants, that has been used in conventional warfare and poisoning for more than two millennia 1 It is highly lethal, whether inhaled as a gas, ingested in solid form, or absorbed through topical exposure
Cyanide Toxicity - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf Cyanide toxicity is a rare but often fatal poisoning that occurs through ingestion, inhalation, dermal absorption, or injection Historically, cyanide toxicity has been used in mass suicides, individual murders, and chemical warfare
Cyanide poisoning: Symptoms, causes, and treatment This article discusses how cyanide poisoning takes place and considers its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention It also answers some common questions about cyanide poisoning
Cyanide poisoning - Wikipedia Cyanide poisoning is poisoning that results from exposure to any of a number of forms of cyanide [4] Early symptoms include headache, dizziness, fast heart rate, shortness of breath, and vomiting [2] This phase may then be followed by seizures, slow heart rate, low blood pressure, loss of consciousness, and cardiac arrest [2] Onset of symptoms usually occurs within a few minutes [2][3