Compounds able to produce cyanide; examples are the cyanogenic glycosides such as amygdalin in peach and apricot stones.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2035 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365092003)