Cyanide

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Cyanide is a molecule containg a carbon and nitrogen atom, joined together by a triple bond

A high dose of cyanide is likely to be lethal to humans, as the pathway to convert cyanide to non-toxic thiocyanate is saturated, resulting in histotoxic hypoxia and cell death in vital organs such as the heart