CEFR C1

thiocyanate

noun

Meaning

thiocyanate means any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN-1 anion. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses thiocyanate to mean any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN-1 anion.
The teacher asked students to find thiocyanate in the reading.

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thiocyanate (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses thiocyanate to mean any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN-1 anion.
The teacher asked students to find thiocyanate in the reading.
Check the words around thiocyanate to choose the right meaning.

How to Use thiocyanate

a/the thiocyanate (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a thiocyanate."
thiocyanate in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked thiocyanate in context before translating it."

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