Definition: Organic compounds containing the -CN radical. The concept is distinguished from CYANIDES, which denotes inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE.
organic cpds having -CN radical: differentiate from CYANIDES which are inorganic with -CN
1-(((1-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopentyl)amino)acetyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dicarbonitrile [ 1-HMCAAP-dicarbonitrile ] a dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor; structure in first source