hydrocyanic acid

noun

a solution of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in water; a weak poisonous acid, used as a fumigant

Similar
prussic acid
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Meanings

nounhydrocyanic acid (countable and uncountable, plural hydrocyanic acids)

plural hydrocyanic acids

  1. countableuncountablechemistrya solution of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in water; a weak poisonous acid, used as a fumigant

    Synonyms: prussic acid

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna solution of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in water; a weak poisonous acid, used as a fumigant

Similar
prussic acid

More synonyms by meaning

nouna solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds

Similar
prussic acid
Broader
acid
Also see
prussic acid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan àcid cianhídric
  • àcid cianhídricprussic acid
Czech kyselina kyanovodíková
  • kyselina kyanovodíkováprussic acid
French acide prussique, acide cyanhydrique
  • acide prussiqueprussic acid
  • acide cyanhydriqueprussic acid
German Blausäure
  • Blausäureprussic acid
Greek υδροκυανικό οξύ, πρωσσικό οξύ
  • υδροκυανικό οξύ (ydrokyanikó oxý)prussic acid
  • πρωσσικό οξύ (prossikó oxý)prussic acid
Hungarian hidrociánsav, kéksav
  • hidrociánsavprussic acid
  • kéksavprussic acid
Icelandic blásýra
  • blásýraprussic acid
Irish aigéad prúiseach
  • aigéad prúiseachprussic acid
Italian acido cianidrico
  • acido cianidricoprussic acid
Japanese シアン化水素酸, 青酸
  • シアン化水素酸 (shian-ka suisosan)prussic acid
  • 青酸 (seisan)prussic acid
Norwegian Bokmål blåsyre
  • blåsyreprussic acid
Polish kwas pruski, kwas cyjanowodorowy
  • kwas pruskiprussic acid
  • kwas cyjanowodorowyprussic acid
Portuguese ácido cianídrico m ácido prússico
  • ácido cianídrico m ácido prússicoprussic acid
Romanian acid cianhidric
  • acid cianhidricprussic acid
Russian сини́льная кислота́
  • сини́льная кислота́ (sinílʹnaja kislotá)prussic acid
Thai กรดไฮโดรไซยานิก
  • กรดไฮโดรไซยานิก (gròt-hai-droo-sai-yaa-nìk)prussic acid
Cite this entry
APA

hydrocyanic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrocyanic%20acid

MLA

“hydrocyanic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrocyanic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrocyanic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrocyanic%20acid.

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