hydrogen cyanide
hydrogen cyanide noun: a colourless, very poisonous, volatile liquid, HCN, used in the production of dyes, plastics and fumigants; it dissolves in water to form hydrocyanic acid and reacts with bases to form cyanides, and with some organic compounds to form nitriles.
Noun
hydrogen cyanide (uncountable)
- A colourless, very poisonous, volatile liquid, HCN, used in the production of dyes, plastics and fumigants; it dissolves in water to form hydrocyanic acid and reacts with bases to form cyanides, and with some organic compounds to form nitriles.
- Synonyms:
- chyazic acid, formonitrile, Nevada gas
hydrogen cyanide meaning in Tamil, Persian and Thai
hydrogen cyanide in Tamil
- ஐதரசன்சயனைட்டு, ஹைட்ரஜன் சயனைடு, ஐதாசன்சயனைட்டு
hydrogen cyanide in Persian
- the compound HCN
- هیدروژن سیانید hidrožen siyânid
hydrogen cyanide in Thai
- the compound HCN
- ไฮโดรเจนไซยาไนด์ hai-droo-jeen-sai-yaa-nai
Synonyms of hydrogen cyanide
Questions about hydrogen cyanide
- What does hydrogen cyanide mean?
- Hydrogen cyanide means a colourless, very poisonous, volatile liquid, HCN, used in the production of dyes, plastics and fumigants; it dissolves in water to form hydrocyanic acid and reacts with bases to form cyanides, and with some organic compounds to form nitriles.
- What is hydrogen cyanide in Tamil?
- Hydrogen cyanide in Tamil is ஐதரசன்சயனைட்டு, ஹைட்ரஜன் சயனைடு, ஐதாசன்சயனைட்டு. See Hydrogen cyanide meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hydrogen cyanide?
- Hydrogen cyanide is a noun.
Words near hydrogen cyanide in the dictionary
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