hydrocyanic acid

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhaɪdrəʊsaɪˈænɪk/


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy′drocyan′ic ac′id, 
  1. Chemistrya colorless, highly poisonous liquid, HCN, an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide. Also called prussic acid. 
  • 1810–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hydrocyanic acid /ˌhaɪdrəʊsaɪˈænɪk/ n
  1. another name for hydrogen cyanide, esp when in aqueous solution
'hydrocyanic acid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cyanide - hydrogen cyanide - hydrocyanic - prussic acid

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