Cyanider

Cyanider is not a standard or officially recognized term in chemistry or related scientific disciplines. In most references, there is no substance or class formally named cyanider. The word may appear in fictional works or in informal speculation as a coinage to describe a person, device, or compound associated with cyanide, either as a source of cyanide release or as a carrier or enabler of cyanide-related effects. In such contexts cyaniders are fictional constructs and do not reflect established chemical nomenclature or real-world classifications.

In real chemistry, cyanide refers to the CN− anion, hydrogen cyanide (HCN) gas, metal cyanides (for example, sodium cyanide), and organic cyanides or nitriles (R–CN). These substances vary in properties and applications but share the presence of the cyanide functional group or related chemistry. Cyanide compounds are typically highly toxic to humans and many organisms, and their handling is subject to strict safety protocols, regulatory controls, and environmental safeguards.

If used in fiction or speculative discussion, cyanider may be described with a range of fictional properties, but such depictions are not standardized or scientifically defined. The term’s usage should be understood as informal or imaginative rather than as a precise scientific designation.

See also: cyanide, cyanide poisoning, nitriles, organocyanides, toxicology.