hydrogen cyanide

noun

a colorless poisonous gas, HCN, having a bitter almondlike odor: in aqueous solution it forms hydrocyanic acid.

Origin of hydrogen cyanide

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby hydrogen cyanide

hydrogen bomb, hydrogen bond, hydrogen bromide, hydrogen carbonate, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen donor, hydrogen electrode, hydrogen embrittlement, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen iodide

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British Dictionary definitions for hydrogen cyanide

hydrogen cyanide

noun

a colourless poisonous liquid with a faint odour of bitter almonds, usually made by a catalysed reaction between ammonia, oxygen, and methane. It forms prussic acid in aqueous solution and is used for making plastics and dyes and as a war gas. Formula: HCNAlso called: hydrocyanic acid

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Medical definitions for hydrogen cyanide

hydrogen cyanide

n.

A colorless, volatile, extremely poisonous flammable liquid miscible in water and used in the manufacture of dyes and fumigants.

Scientific definitions for hydrogen cyanide

hydrogen cyanide

A colorless, flammable, extremely poisonous liquid. Salts derived from it have many industrial uses, such as hardening iron and steel, extracting metals from ores, electroplating metallic surfaces, and making acrylonitrile, from which acrylic fibers and plastics are produced. It is also used to make dyes and poisons. A solution of hydrogen cyanide in water forms a colorless acid called hydrocyanic acid. Chemical formula: HCN.

单词	hydrogen cyanide
释义	hydrogen cyanide noun a colorless poisonous gas, HCN, having a bitter almondlike odor: in aqueous solution it forms hydrocyanic acid. Origin of hydrogen cyanide First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby hydrogen cyanide hydrogen bomb, hydrogen bond, hydrogen bromide, hydrogen carbonate, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen donor, hydrogen electrode, hydrogen embrittlement, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen iodide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for hydrogen cyanide hydrogen cyanide noun a colourless poisonous liquid with a faint odour of bitter almonds, usually made by a catalysed reaction between ammonia, oxygen, and methane. It forms prussic acid in aqueous solution and is used for making plastics and dyes and as a war gas. Formula: HCNAlso called: hydrocyanic acid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for hydrogen cyanide hydrogen cyanide n. A colorless, volatile, extremely poisonous flammable liquid miscible in water and used in the manufacture of dyes and fumigants. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for hydrogen cyanide hydrogen cyanide A colorless, flammable, extremely poisonous liquid. Salts derived from it have many industrial uses, such as hardening iron and steel, extracting metals from ores, electroplating metallic surfaces, and making acrylonitrile, from which acrylic fibers and plastics are produced. It is also used to make dyes and poisons. A solution of hydrogen cyanide in water forms a colorless acid called hydrocyanic acid. Chemical formula: HCN. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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