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thio·cy·a·nate .thī-ō-'sī-ə-.nāt, -nət n a compound that consists of the chemical group SCN bonded by the sulfur atom to a group or an atom other than a hydrogen atom
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thio·cy·a·nate (thi″o-siґə-nāt) the S
CN− anion or a salt or ester containing this ion. Thiocyanate is produced in the metabolism of cysteine and detoxification of cyanide and is excreted in the urine.
Medical dictionary. 2011.