Meanings
nounisocyanic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe unstable compound H-N=C=O that is metameric with cyanic acid; the imide of carbonic acid
Synonyms: carbonimide
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe unstable compound H-N=C=O that is metameric with cyanic acid; the imide of carbonic acid
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Chinese Mandarin 異氰酸 /异氰酸
- 異氰酸 /异氰酸 (yìqíngsuān)inorganic compound
Finnish isosyaanihappo
- isosyaanihappoinorganic compound
German Isocyansäure
- Isocyansäureinorganic compound
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isocyanic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isocyanic%20acid
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“isocyanic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isocyanic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isocyanic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isocyanic%20acid.
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