National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Potassium Cyanide

Synonyms

POTASSIUM CYANIDE

Potassium Cyanide

Definitions

A synthetic cyanide salt and potassium salt that is a neurotoxin and cytochrome c oxidase and superoxide dismutase inhibitor. It is used in many industrial processes, including as a pesticide, and is characterized as a white crystalline solid that is odorless or has a faint bitter almond odor. Exposure occurs by inhalation, ingestion, or contact.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C163694

ALT_DEFINITION

The chemical agent potassium cyanide.

CAS_Registry

151-50-8

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:33191

code

C163694

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C160930

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A synthetic cyanide salt and potassium salt that is a neurotoxin and cytochrome c oxidase and superoxide dismutase inhibitor. It is used in many industrial processes, including as a pesticide, and is characterized as a white crystalline solid that is odorless or has a faint bitter almond odor. Exposure occurs by inhalation, ingestion, or contact.

FULL_SYN

POTASSIUM CYANIDE

Potassium Cyanide

label

Potassium Cyanide

NCI_META_CUI

CL977028

Preferred_Name

Potassium Cyanide

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C163694

Semantic_Type

Hazardous or Poisonous Substance

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C45678

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