1) Organic compound 
A cyanohydrin is a functional group found in organic compounds. It is most commonly, but not limited to, examples having a cyano and a hydroxy group attached to the same carbon atom with the formula R2C(OH)CN, where R is H, alkyl, or aryl. Cyanohydrins are industrially important precursors to carboxylic acids and some amino acids. Cyanohydrins can...
[n] - any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom
noun any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom
any of a class of organic chemical compounds that contains both the CN and the OH group, usually linked to the same carbon atom.