silver potassium cyanide

silver potassium cyanide

[′sil·vər pə′tas·ē·əm ′sī·ə‚nīd] (organic chemistry) KAg(CN)2 Toxic, white crystals soluble in water and alcohol; used in silver plating and as a bactericide and antiseptic. Also known as potassium argentocyanide; potassium cyanoargentate.