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prussic acid

noun

1 prussic acid

A solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds.

synonym: hydrocyanic acid.

Dutch: amandelzuur, Pruisisch zuur, blauwzuur
Polish: kwas cyjanowodorowy, kwas pruski

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