Meanings
nounprussic acid (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablechemistryHydrocyanic acid.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds
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Translations
Bulgarian циановодородна киселина
- циановодородна киселина (cianovodorodna kiselina)hydrocyanic acid
Chinese Mandarin 氰化氫 /氰化氢, 氫藍酸 /氢蓝酸
- 氰化氫 /氰化氢 (qínghuàqīng)hydrocyanic acid
- 氫藍酸 /氢蓝酸 (qīnglánsuān)hydrocyanic acid
Finnish sinihappo
- sinihappohydrocyanic acid
Icelandic blásýra
- blásýrahydrocyanic acid
Irish aigéad prúiseach
- aigéad prúiseachhydrocyanic acid
Italian acido prussico
- acido prussicohydrocyanic acid
Norwegian Bokmål blåsyre
- blåsyrehydrocyanic acid
Polish kwas pruski
- kwas pruskihydrocyanic acid
Romanian acid prusic
- acid prusichydrocyanic acid
Turkish hidrosiyanik asit
- hidrosiyanik asithydrocyanic acid
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APA
prussic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prussic%20acid
MLA
“prussic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prussic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prussic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prussic%20acid.
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