Definition: Organic compounds containing the -CN radical. The concept is distinguished from CYANIDES, which denotes inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE.
organic cpds having -CN radical: differentiate from CYANIDES which are inorganic with -CN
prunasin [ mandelonitrile-beta-glucoside,prulaurasin,prunasin, (R)-isomer,prunasine ] cyanogenic glycoside; RN given refers to cpd without isomeric designation