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Cyanide

/sˈaɪəˌnaɪd/
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(noun) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN⁻ anion.

All the fish in this lake died from cyanide poisoning.
Layla ordered cyanide online.
CEFR Practice Quiz
All the fish in this lake died from ____ poisoning.

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