cyanohydrin

cyanohydrin
cy·a·no·hy·drin (si″ə-no-hiґdrin) a compound containing a cyano and a hydroxyl group; formed by the addition of hydrocyanic acid to an aldehyde group; called also cyanalcohol.

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