sulphocyanogen Chem.
(ˌsʌlfəʊsaɪˈænədʒən)
[f. sulpho- + cyanogen.]
A compound of sulphur and cyanogen, (CN)2S, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder.
| 1841 Brande Chem. (ed. 5) 572. 1878 Kingzett Anim. Chem. 49 The presence of sulphocyanogen in saliva is peculiar to man. |
| attrib. 1861 Q. Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XIII. 319 If we remember in how many respects..the sulphocyanogen-compounds of ethyl and its homologues differ from those of allyl and phenyl. |