資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hydrocyanic \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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
hydrocyanic acid
n : a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are
used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic
compounds [syn: {prussic acid}]