n. any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN-1 anion
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Same as sulphocyanate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In chem., a salt analagous in composition to a cyanate, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, as potassium thiocyanate, KCNS, which is produced by the direct union of sulphur with potassium cyanide.
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n. a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur
Word Usage
"He hoped that the infrared absorbances of thiocyanate would tell us whether such bridging was taking place."