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PRUSSIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prussic acid mean?
• PRUSSIC ACID (noun)
The noun PRUSSIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds
Familiarity information: PRUSSIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid
Hypernyms ("prussic acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
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