hydrocyanic acid
noun
hy·dro·cy·an·ic acid
ˌhī-drō-sī-ˈa-nik- 
: an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide HCN that is a poisonous weak acid and is used chiefly in fumigating and in organic synthesis
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hydrocyanic acid
noun
hy·dro·cy·an·ic acid
ˌhī-drō-sī-ˌan-ik-
: an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide HCN that is an extremely poisonous weak acid used especially in fumigating
called also prussic acid
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