Definition of Hydrocianic
Hy`dro*cy*an"ic (?), a. [Hydro-,
2 + anic: cf. F. hydrocyanique.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from the combination of, hydrogen and
cyanogen.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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