Giving rise to cyanogen. The poisonous properties of certain fodder-plants and food-grains are referable to cyanogenetic glucosides which occur in the young plants but gradually disappear as the seeds ripen.
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adj. capable of producing cyanide
Word Usage
"Rubber seed, in addition to containing cyanogenetic glucosides and a chemical factor with gossypol characteristics, has a shell which causes irritation in the animal's gastrointestinal tract."