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Definition: Hydrocyanic Acid |
Hydrocyanic AcidNoun1. A weak poisonous acid (HCN) used in fumigating and in synthesis of organic compounds. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Mining | Unstable; volatile; colorless; extremely poisonous; gas or liquid; HCN; soluble in water, in alcohol, and in ether; only slightly dissociated with water; and an odor resembling that of bitter almonds. Formed by decomposing metallic cyanides with hydrochloric acid. Syn:hydrogen cyanide; prussic acid. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
It is made by combining hydrogen and cyanogen. It is a colorless volatile liquid, with a peach-blossom odor. It is an extremely deadly poison.
It is also known as prussic acid.
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Synonym: Hydrocyanic AcidSynonym: hydrogen cyanide (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Bane | Albany hemp, arsenious oxide, arsenious acid; bichloride of mercury; carbonic acid, carbonic gas; choke damp, corrosive sublimate, fire damp; hydrocyanic acid, cyanide, Prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide; marsh gas, nux vomica, ratsbane. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Hydrocyanic Acid |
| English words defined with "hydrocyanic acid": cyanide ♦ Hydrocyanide ♦ Platinocyanic, Prussic. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "hydrocyanic acid": Mills-Crowe process ♦ protective alkali. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "hydrocyanic acid"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | hydrogencyanidsyre, hydrogencyanid (Hydrogen cyanide), cyanbrinte (cyanogen, dicyanogen, Hydrogen cyanide), blaasyre (Hydrogen cyanide). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | HCN, waterstofcyanide, Pruisisch zuur (prussic acid), mierezuurnitril, cyaanwaterstofzuur, cyaanwaterstof (Hydrogen cyanide), blauwzuur (Hydrogen cyanide). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | cyanure d'hydrogène(HCN) (Hydrogen cyanide), acide prussique (Hydrogen cyanide), acide cyanhydrique (Hydrogen cyanide). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Cyanwasserstoffsäure, Cyanwasserstoff (Hydrogen cyanide), Blausaeure (Hydrogen cyanide), Blausäure (cyanide, prussic acid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | υδροκυανικό οξύ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hidrogén-cianid, kéksav (prussic acid), ciánhidrogén (hydrogen cyanide, prussic acid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | Acido cianidrico (Hydrogen cyanide). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ydrocyanichay aciday ácido cianhídrico. (various references) синильная кислота (prussic acid). (various references) cianuro de hidrógeno (Hydrogen cyanide), ácido cianhídrico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-c-d-d-h-i-i-n-o-r-y-y" | |
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