hydrogen cyanide

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hydrogen cyanide

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uncountable A colourless, very poisonous, volatile liquid, HCN, used in the production of dyes, plastics and fumigants; it dissolves in water to form hydrocyanic acid and reacts with bases to form cyanides, and with some organic compounds to form nitriles.
Similar: chyazic acid, formonitrile, Nevada gas

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noun the compound HCN

한국어	시안화수소 sianhwasuso, 청산 cheongsan, 청화수소 cheonghwasuso
日本語	青酸 seisan, シアン化水素 shianka suiso
中文	氰化氫 /氰化氢 qínghuàqīng, qīnghuàqīng
Português	cianeto/cianureto de hidrogénio/hidrogênio
Français	cyanure d'hydrogène
Deutsch	Cyanwasserstoff
Ελληνικά	υδροκυάνιο ydrokyánio

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@misc{hydrogen_cyanide_2026,
  title = {hydrogen cyanide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hydrogen%20cyanide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}