hydrocyanic acid
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noun \ˌhī-drō-sī-ˈa-nik-\Definition of HYDROCYANIC ACID
: an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide HCN that is a poisonous weak acid and is used chiefly in fumigating and in organic synthesis
Origin of HYDROCYANIC ACID
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First Known Use: 1816
hy·dro·cy·an·ic acid
noun \ˌhī-drō-sī-ˌan-ik-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HYDROCYANIC ACID
: an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide HCN that is an extremely poisonous weak acid used especially in fumigating—called also prussic acid
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