cyanide
noun
cy·a·nide
ˈsī-ə-ˌnīd 
-nəd
1
: a compound of cyanogen with a more electropositive element or group: such as
b
2
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Investigators believe six Vietnamese and American guests who died at a luxury Bangkok hotel were poisoned with cyanide, after traces of the poison showed up in an initial autopsy, Thai authorities said Wednesday.
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Aishwarya Thapa Chhetri, NBC News, 17 July 2024
Police believe Chong poisoned the tea with cyanide in order to kill herself and the five others over a financial dispute, the Bangkok Post reported.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
After hotel staff were unable to contact the individuals after checkout time on Tuesday, July 16, police were called to the hotel and found their dead bodies among six uneaten meals and six teacups with traces of cyanide whose contents appeared to have been consumed.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
The group was found dead in Room 502 of the Grand Hyatt Erawan, where a full meal was laid out untouched on the table and police found empty cups with traces of cyanide in them, according to the reports.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
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Aishwarya Thapa Chhetri, NBC News, 17 July 2024
Police believe Chong poisoned the tea with cyanide in order to kill herself and the five others over a financial dispute, the Bangkok Post reported.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
After hotel staff were unable to contact the individuals after checkout time on Tuesday, July 16, police were called to the hotel and found their dead bodies among six uneaten meals and six teacups with traces of cyanide whose contents appeared to have been consumed.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
The group was found dead in Room 502 of the Grand Hyatt Erawan, where a full meal was laid out untouched on the table and police found empty cups with traces of cyanide in them, according to the reports.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
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cyanide
noun
cy·a·nide
ˈsī-ə-ˌnīd
-nəd
: a very poisonous compound consisting of carbon and nitrogen with either sodium or potassium
Medical Definition
cyanide
noun
cy·a·nide
ˈsī-ə-ˌnīd, -nəd
: any of several compounds (as potassium cyanide) that contain the radical CN having a chemical valence of one, react with and inactivate respiratory enzymes, and are rapidly lethal producing drowsiness, tachycardia, coma, and finally death
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