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isocyanic acid

isocyanic acid noun: the unstable compound H-N=C=O that is metameric with cyanic acid; the imide of carbonic acid.

Noun

isocyanic acid (uncountable)

  1. The unstable compound H-N=C=O that is metameric with cyanic acid; the imide of carbonic acid
    Synonyms:
    carbonimide

Synonyms of isocyanic acid

Origin of isocyanic acid

From iso- + cyanic acid.

Questions about isocyanic acid

What does isocyanic acid mean?
Isocyanic acid means the unstable compound H-N=C=O that is metameric with cyanic acid; the imide of carbonic acid.
What part of speech is isocyanic acid?
Isocyanic acid is a noun.

Words near isocyanic acid in the dictionary

  1. isocyanates
  2. isocyanato
  3. isocyanatomethane
  4. isocyanatos
  5. isocyanic
  6. isocyanic acid
  7. isocyanide
  8. isocyanides
  9. isocyanins
  10. isocyanoacetate
  11. isocyanoacetates

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