{"Abbreviation":[],"Adverse Effects":"Other Poison - Chemical Asphyxiant","Aliases":["Cyanide ion","Isocyanide","Cyanide anion","Nitrile anion","Carbon nitride ion","CN-","Cyanide ions","Cyanure","Cyanide(1-) ion","Cyanide(1-)","Cyanides","Cyanide, free","Cyanide (CN(sup 1-))","RCRA waste number P030","Hydrocyanic acid, ion(1-)-","Carbon nitride ion (CN(sup 1-))","UN1935","RCRA waste no. 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PubChem Compound Summary for CID 5975, Cyanide. Accessed August 19, 2025. \u003ca href=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5975\u003ehttps://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5975\u003c/a\u003e","U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Cyanide. UNII: OXN4E7L11K. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed August 19, 2025. \u003ca href=https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/OXN4E7L11K\u003ehttps://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/OXN4E7L11K\u003c/a\u003e"],"Reported Fatal Dose":"200 to 300 mg for an adult human (cyanide salts). 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