💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hydrogen cyanide"
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| Word | Definition |
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| hydrocyanic acidnoun | (chemistry) a solution of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in water; a weak poisonous acid, used as a fumigant |
| prussic acidnoun | (chemistry, obsolete) Hydrocyanic acid. |
| hydrocyanatenoun | (chemistry) hydrocyanide |
| sodium cyanidenoun | (inorganic chemistry) The sodium salt of hydrocyanic acid, NaCN. |
| cyanidenoun | (inorganic chemistry, uncountable) Hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas, a poisonous gas. |
| hydrocyanidenoun | (chemistry) A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base, distinguished from cyanide, in which only the cyanogen so combines. |
| cyanic acidnoun | (inorganic chemistry) An unstable, highly volatile, poisonous acid, HOCN, used to prepare cyanates; hydrolyzes in water to give ammonia and carbon dioxide |
| potassium cyanidenoun | (inorganic chemistry) The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography. |
| cyanogennoun | (organic chemistry) The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare. |
| hydrocyanationnoun | (organic chemistry) Any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen cyanide are added to a molecule, especially across a double bond. |
| isocyanidenoun | (organic chemistry) Any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives RNC. |
| carbonylcyanidenoun | (organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbonyl cyanide. [(organic chemistry) The nitrile CO(C≡N)₂ that reacts explosively with water to form hydrogen cyanide and carbon dioxide] |
| carbonyl cyanidenoun | (organic chemistry) The nitrile CO(C≡N)₂ that reacts explosively with water to form hydrogen cyanide and carbon dioxide |
| cyanidonoun | (chemistry, in combination) The cyano(CN) ion, ligand or radical. |
| cyanocarbonnoun | (organic chemistry) a class of organic compounds formally derived from hydrocarbons by replacing every hydrogen atom with a cyanide radical; e.g. - tetracyanomethane - C(CN)₄ |
| cyanamidenoun | (organic chemistry) A chemical compound, NH₂CN; a white crystalline solid, soluble in water, having many commercial applications including fertilizer |
| hocnnoun | (chemistry) cyanic acid ((CNOH)₃) |
| cyanatonoun | (chemistry) The univalent radical NCO- derived from cyanate |
| hydrazoic acidnoun | (inorganic chemistry) The poisonous and explosive compound HN₃. |
| cyanogen chloridenoun | (inorganic chemistry) A toxic chemical compound with the formula NCCl. |
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