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hydrocyanic acid

noun

  1. a colorless, highly poisonous liquid, HCN, an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide.


hydrocyanic acid

/ ˌhaɪdrəʊsaɪˈænɪk /

noun

  1. another name for hydrogen cyanide, esp when in aqueous solution
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hydrocyanic acid

/ hī′drō-sī-ănĭk /

  1. An aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide, having a characteristic smell of bitter almonds.
  2. Also called prussic acid


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrocyanic acid1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

The bluish pellets of diatomite soaked in hydrocyanic acid were poured through chutes.

It is largely decomposed, by water, into silver cyanide and hydrocyanic acid.

In its therapeutical effects it resembles hydrocyanic acid, but is less active.

Emulsine has the property of being able to hydrolyse the glucoside amygdalin to glucose, benzaldehyde, and hydrocyanic acid.

Detection and estimation of hydrocyanic acid and soluble cyanides.

Hydrocyanic acid and Creosote,—general sedatives,—act locally as anodynes to the nerves of the stomach.

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