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thiocyanate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN−1 anion

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: salt

History

Etymology

From thiocyanic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tiosyanaatti — salt of ester of thiocyanic acid
  • German: Thiocyanat — salt of ester of thiocyanic acid
  • Italian: tiocianato — salt of ester of thiocyanic acid
  • Swedish: tiocyanat — salt of ester of thiocyanic acid
  • Turkish: tiyosiyanat — salt of ester of thiocyanic acid