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cyanide

any chemical compound with cyanide anion
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cyanide

Summary

cyanide is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. cyanide ranks in the top 0.49% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,859 views/month, #5 of 1,029).[2]

Key Facts

  • cyanide's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • cyanide is a type of nitrogen compound[4].
  • cyanide is a type of carbon compound[5].
  • cyanide is a type of salt[6].
  • cyanide's Commons category is recorded as Cyanides[7].
  • cyanide comprises cyanide anion[8].
  • cyanide's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cyanides[9].
  • cyanide's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • cyanide's topic has template is recorded as Template:Cyanides[11].
  • cyanide's different from is recorded as nitrile[12].
  • cyanide's different from is recorded as cyanide anion[13].
  • cyanide's different from is recorded as cyano group[14].
  • cyanide's different from is recorded as cyanyl[15].
  • cyanide's smells of is recorded as bitter almond fragrance[16].

Why It Matters

cyanide ranks in the top 0.49% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,859 views/month, #5 of 1,029).[2] cyanide has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] cyanide is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Smells of → bitter almond fragrance
    Topic's main category → Category:Cyanides
    Has parts → —
    Topic has template → Template:Cyanides
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538319905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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