thiocyanic acid

noun

A poisonous unstable liquid, HSCN; its salts and esters, the thiocyanates, have a variety of uses.

Meanings

nounthiocyanic acid (plural thiocyanic acids)

plural thiocyanic acids

  1. chemistryA poisonous unstable liquid, HSCN; its salts and esters, the thiocyanates, have a variety of uses.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 硫氰酸
  • 硫氰酸 (liúqíngsuān)liquid, HSCN
Czech kyselina thiokyanatá
  • kyselina thiokyanatáliquid, HSCN
Swedish tiocyansyra
  • tiocyansyraliquid, HSCN
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Chicago

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