from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. An aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide. Also called prussic acid.
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- n. a solution of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in water; a weak poisonous acid, used as a fumigant
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. a colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, HCN, having a characteristic peach-blossom odor. It is one of the most deadly poisons. It is made by the action of sulphuric acid on yellow prussiate of potassium (potassium ferrocyanide), and chemically resembles hydrochloric and hydrobromic acids. Called also prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide, etc.
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- n. a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds
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