Prussic+acid
1prussic acid — [prus′ik] n. [Fr (acide) prussique < (bleu de) Prusse, Prussian (blue): from its chemical relationship to Prussian blue] HYDROCYANIC ACID …
2prussic acid — 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. [1913 Webster] {Hydrocyanic acid} (Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, {HCN},… …
3Prussic Acid Congress — The congress was held in Frankfurtam Main on 27–28 January 1944. The purpose of the meeting, which was initiated by the Schutzstaffel (SS) leadership, was to inform companies that produced and distributed prussic acid to the death camps of… …
4prussic acid — [ prʌsɪk] noun old fashioned term for hydrocyanic acid. Derivatives prussiate noun Origin C18: prussic from Fr. prussique relating to Prussian blue …
5prussic acid — /prʌsɪk ˈæsəd/ (say prusik asuhd) noun → hydrocyanic acid. {prussic, from French prussique, from Prusse Prussia} …
6prussic acid — SYN: hydrocyanic acid. * * * prus·sic acid .prəs ik n HYDROCYANIC ACID * * * see hydrocyanic acid * * * prus·sic ac·id (prusґik) hydrogen cyanide …
7prussic acid — Chem. See hydrocyanic acid. [1780 90; trans. of F acide prussique (equiv. to Prusse PRUSSIA + ique IC); so called because it was first obtained by heating Prussian blue with sulfuric acid] * * * …
8prussic acid — prus′sic ac′id [[t]ˈprʌs ɪk[/t]] n. chem. hydrocyanic acid • Etymology: 1780–90; trans. of F acide prussique (=Prusse Prussia+ ique ic); so called because it was first obtained by heating Prussian blue with sulfuric acid …
9prussic acid — noun a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds • Syn: ↑hydrocyanic acid • Hypernyms: ↑acid …
10prussic acid — noun Etymology: French prussique, from (bleu de) Prusse Prussian blue Date: 1790 hydrocyanic acid …
