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hydrocyanic acid

hy·dro·cy·an·ic ac·id
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-droh-sahy-an-ik as-id]
    • /ˌhaɪ droʊ saɪˈæn ɪk ˈæs ɪd/
    • /ˈhaɪ.drəʊ.saɪ.ˈæ.nɪk ˈæ.sɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-droh-sahy-an-ik as-id]
    • /ˌhaɪ droʊ saɪˈæn ɪk ˈæs ɪd/

Definitions of hydrocyanic acid words

  • noun hydrocyanic acid a colorless, highly poisonous liquid, HCN, an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide. 1
  • noun hydrocyanic acid another name for hydrogen cyanide, esp when in aqueous solution 0
  • noun hydrocyanic acid a weak, highly poisonous acid, HCN, that is a colorless liquid with the odor of bitter almonds: it is used as a fumigant, poison gas, in metallurgy, etc. 0
  • noun hydrocyanic acid (chemistry) a solution of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in water; a weak poisonous acid, used as a fumigant. 0
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Origin of hydrocyanic acid

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Hydrocyanic acid

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hydrocyanic acid popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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