Complete Definition of "hydrogen cyanide"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=hydrogen cyanide|-

  1. chemistry A colourless, very poisonous, volatile liquid, HCN, used in the production of dyes, plastics and fumigants; it dissolves in water to form hydrocyanic acid and reacts with bases to form cyanides, and with some organic compounds to form nitriles.

Synonyms
chyazic acid
formonitrile

Translations

Finnish: t|fi|syaanivety, t|fi|syaanivetyhappo, t-|fi|sinihappo, t|fi|formonitriili

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