thiocyanate /thio·cy·a·nate/ (-si´ah-nāt) a salt analogous in composition to a cyanate, but containing sulfur instead of oxygen.
thiocyanate [thi″o-si´ah-nāt]
thiocyanate (thī´ōsī´
nāt),
thiocyanate
thiocyanate [thi″o-si´ah-nāt]
the S=C=N− 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.
thiocyanate (thī´ōsī´
nāt),n compound present in tobacco smoke derived from hydrogen cyanide, used to confirm the use of tobacco by an individual.
thiocyanate
a salt analogous in composition to a cyanate, but containing sulfur instead of oxygen and relatively nontoxic. It is one of the compounds produced in the body as a detoxicating mechanism. Continued ingestion can cause goiter.
thiocyanate
S=C=N– Toxicology A salt of thiocyanic acid that is a breakdown product of cyanide, which is ↑ in smokers, Pts receiving nitroprusside, and victims of smoke inhalation. See Cyanide.
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