Meanings
nounpotassium cyanide (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography.
During interrogation he committed suicide by swallowing a coat-button of compressed potassium cyanide.
1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 22
Translations
Catalan cianur de potassi
- cianur de potassiinorganic compound
Chinese Mandarin 氰化鉀 /氰化钾
- 氰化鉀 /氰化钾 (qínghuàjiǎ)inorganic compound
Czech cyankáli, kyanid draselný
- cyankáliinorganic compound
- kyanid draselnýinorganic compound
Finnish kaliumsyadini, syadini
- kaliumsyadiniinorganic compound
- syadiniinorganic compound
French cyanure de potassium
- cyanure de potassiuminorganic compound
German Zyankali, Kaliumcyanid
- Zyankaliinorganic compound
- Kaliumcyanidinorganic compound
Greek κυανιούχο κάλιο
- κυανιούχο κάλιο (kyanioúcho kálio)inorganic compound
Hungarian kálium-cianid, ciánkáli
- kálium-cianidinorganic compound
- ciánkáliinorganic compound
Icelandic kalíumsýaníð
- kalíumsýaníðinorganic compound
Japanese シアン化カリウム, 青酸カリ
- シアン化カリウム (shian-ka kariumu)inorganic compound
- 青酸カリ (seisan kari)inorganic compound
Korean 청산가리
- 청산가리 (cheongsan'gari)inorganic compound
Portuguese cianeto de potássio
- cianeto de potássioinorganic compound
Spanish cianuro de potasio
- cianuro de potasioinorganic compound
Swedish cyankalium, kaliumcyanid
- cyankaliuminorganic compound
- kaliumcyanidinorganic compound
Thai โพแทสเซียมไซยาไนด์
- โพแทสเซียมไซยาไนด์ (poo-tɛ́ɛs-sîiam-sai-yaa-nai)inorganic compound
Turkish potasyum siyanür
- potasyum siyanürinorganic compound
Ukrainian ціа́нистий ка́лій, ціані́д ка́лію
- ціа́нистий ка́лій (ciánystyj kálij)inorganic compound
- ціані́д ка́лію (cianíd káliju)inorganic compound
Yiddish ציאַנקאַלי
- ציאַנקאַלי (tsyankali)inorganic compound
Cite this entry
APA
potassium cyanide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20cyanide
MLA
“potassium cyanide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20cyanide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potassium cyanide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20cyanide.
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