'Isocyanic acid' definitions:
Definition of 'isocyanic acid'
(from WordNet)
noun
An acid known only in the form of its esters
Definition of 'Isocyanic acid'
From: GCIDE
- Isocyanic \I`so*cy*an"ic\, a. [Iso- + cyanic.] (Chem.) Designating an acid isomeric with cyanic acid. [1913 Webster]
- Isocyanic acid, an acid metameric with cyanic acid, and resembling it in its salts. It is obtained as a colorless, mobile, unstable liquid by the heating cyanuric acid. Called technically carbimide. [1913 Webster]