hydrocyanic acid

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hydrocyanic acid

noun hydrocyanic acids

  1. countable, uncountable a solution of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in water; a weak poisonous acid, used as a fumigant

    Similar: prussic acid

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noun prussic acid

日本語シアン化水素酸 shian-ka suisosan, 青酸 seisan
Portuguêsácido cianídrico m ácido prússico
Françaisacide prussique, acide cyanhydrique
DeutschBlausäure
Italianoacido cianidrico
Ελληνικάυδροκυανικό οξύ ydrokyanikó oxý, πρωσσικό οξύ prossikó oxý
Românăacid cianhidric
Русскийсини́льная кислота́ sinílʹnaja kislotá

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@misc{hydrocyanic_acid_2026,
  title = {hydrocyanic acid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hydrocyanic%20acid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}