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hydrogen cyanide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
hy-dro-gen -cyanide
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colourless, very poisonous, volatile liquid, HCN, used in the production of dyes, plastics and fumigants; it dissolves in water to form hydrocyanic acid and reacts with bases to form cyanides, and with some organic compounds to form nitriles.

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Usage

Phrases

hydrocyanic acid

Frequently Paired Words

hydrocyanic acid

Synonyms

chyazic acid formonitrile Nevada gas

Questions

What does hydrogen cyanide mean?
A colourless, very poisonous, volatile liquid, HCN, used in the production of dyes, plastics and fumigants; it dissolves in water to form hydrocyanic acid and reacts with bases to form cyanides, and with some organic compounds to form nitriles.

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