prussic acid

prus·sic acid

P0627800 (prŭs′ĭk)n. See hydrocyanic acid.

[So called because it was first obtained from Prussian blue.]

prussic acid

(ˈprʌsɪk) n (Elements & Compounds) the weakly acidic extremely poisonous aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide[C18: from French acide prussique Prussian acid, so called because obtained from Prussian blue]

hy′drocyan′ic ac′id

n. a colorless, highly poisonous liquid, HCN, an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide. Also called prussic acid.

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prussic acid - a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compoundshydrocyanic acidacid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

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prussic acid

prussic acid:

see hydrogen cyanidehydrogen cyanide,
HCN, colorless, volatile, and extremely poisonous chemical compound whose vapors have a bitter almond odor. It melts at −14&degC; and boils at 26&degC;. It is miscible in all proportions with water or ethanol and is soluble in ether.
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prussic acid

[′prəs·ik ′as·əd] (inorganic chemistry) hydrocyanic acid

prussic acid

the weakly acidic extremely poisonous aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide

prussic acid

hy·dro·cy·an·ic ac·id (HCN),

(hī'drō-sī-an'ik as'id), HCN; A colorless, toxic liquid, with the odor of bitter almonds, present in bitter almonds (amygdalin), the stones of peaches, plums, and other drupes, and laurel leaves; inhalation of 300 ppm causes death. Synonym(s): hydrogen cyanide, prussic acid

prussic acid

prus·sic acid

prussic acid

hy′drocyan′ic ac′id

prussic acid

prussic acid:

prussic acid

prussic acid

prussic acid

hy·dro·cy·an·ic ac·id (HCN),

prussic acid

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noun a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water

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