A chemical compound containing both a cyano group (C≡N) and a guanidine group, used in organic synthesis and pharmaceutical research.
From cyano- (from Greek kyanos 'dark blue') + guanidine (from guanidinium, related to guanine). The compound combines these two functional groups in chemical nomenclature, reflecting 20th-century organic chemistry naming conventions.
Cyanoguanidine represents how chemists build complex molecules by combining simpler chemical 'building blocks'—it's like LEGO for atoms, where each prefix tells you exactly what pieces are connected together.
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