Meanings
nouncyanic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAn unstable, highly volatile, poisonous acid, HOCN, used to prepare cyanates; hydrolyzes in water to give ammonia and carbon dioxide
Translations
French acide cyanique
- acide cyaniqueTranslations
Russian циа́новая кислота́, синеро́дистая кислота́
- циа́новая кислота́ (ciánovaja kislotá)Translations
- синеро́дистая кислота́ (sineródistaja kislotá)Translations
Swedish cyansyra
- cyansyraTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
cyanic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanic%20acid
MLA
“cyanic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanic%20acid.
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