Cyanide Definition & Meaning

cyanide
noun
  1. any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
  2. an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid

"Cyanide" in song lyrics

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  • "Like Cyanide"
    Atoms Family — Who Am I?
  • "glass of lipsmackin delicious cyanide"
    D-Sisive f/ Muneshine — Long Ago
  • "It's rap cyanide"
    Jedi Mind Tricks — The Worst

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