'prussic acid' definitions:
Definition of 'prussic acid'
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noun
A solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds [syn: hydrocyanic acid, prussic acid]
Definition of 'prussic acid'
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- Hydrocyanic \Hy`dro*cy*an"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + anic: cf. F. hydrocyanique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from the combination of, hydrogen and cyanogen. [1913 Webster]
- Hydrocyanic acid (Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, HCN, having a characteristic peach-blossom odor. It is one of the most deadly poisons. It is made by the action of sulphuric acid on yellow prussiate of potassium (potassium ferrocyanide), and chemically resembles hydrochloric and hydrobromic acids. Called also {prussic acid}, hydrogen cyanide, etc. [1913 Webster]