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De or het cyanide?

het cyanide

cyanide (C≡N-based compound)

/ˌsi.aːˈni.də/

Article and plural

Singular
het cyanide

Why het?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het cyanide is learned together with the word.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What het changes

Singular
this, thesedit cyanide
that, thosedat cyanide
which (the … that)het cyanide dat …
ourons cyanide

Meaning in English

  1. cyanide (C≡N-based compound)

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