potassium cyanide
noun
: a very poisonous crystalline salt KCN used especially in gold and silver extraction from ore
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James Craig, who arrived to the hospital after the siblings, had allegedly emptied a capsule of the antibiotic and refilled it with the highly lethal chemical potassium cyanide, according to prosecutor Brackley.
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
During the trial, prosecutors said James Craig had poisoned his wife over the span of 10 days with arsenic, potassium cyanide, and tetrahydrozoline, a form of a medicine that is found in over-the-counter eye drops and nasal sprays.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Craig is charged with first-degree murder in the death of wife Angela, who prosecutors allege died from potassium cyanide and tetrahydrozoline poisoning after an agonizing week-and-a-half in and out of the hospital.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Redfearn alleged that James had ordered potassium cyanide, which investigators say is not used in dentistry.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
During the trial, prosecutors said James Craig had poisoned his wife over the span of 10 days with arsenic, potassium cyanide, and tetrahydrozoline, a form of a medicine that is found in over-the-counter eye drops and nasal sprays.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Craig is charged with first-degree murder in the death of wife Angela, who prosecutors allege died from potassium cyanide and tetrahydrozoline poisoning after an agonizing week-and-a-half in and out of the hospital.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Redfearn alleged that James had ordered potassium cyanide, which investigators say is not used in dentistry.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
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“Potassium cyanide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potassium%20cyanide. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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