fulminic acid
noun
ful·min·ic acid
(ˈ)fu̇l¦|minik-,
¦fəl¦|
: an unstable acid CNOH isomeric with cyanic acid and known only in solution (as ether, in which it polymerizes rapidly) and in the form of highly explosive salts
Word History
Etymology
fulminic International Scientific Vocabulary fulmin- (from Latin fulmin-, fulmen lightning) + -ic