English

Noun

hydrogen cyanide ‎(uncountable)

1. (inorganic 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

Related terms

• hydrocyanic acid

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