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persulphocyanic acid

persulphocyanic acid noun: a yellow crystalline substance, analogous to sulphocyanic acid, but containing more sulphur.

Noun

persulphocyanic acid (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A yellow crystalline substance, analogous to sulphocyanic acid, but containing more sulphur.

Synonyms of persulphocyanic acid

Forms of persulphocyanic acid

alternative formpersulfocyanic acid

Origin of persulphocyanic acid

From per- (“of maximum proportion”) + sulphocyanic acid.

Words formed from persulphocyanic acid

Questions about persulphocyanic acid

What does persulphocyanic acid mean?
Persulphocyanic acid means a yellow crystalline substance, analogous to sulphocyanic acid, but containing more sulphur.
What part of speech is persulphocyanic acid?
Persulphocyanic acid is a noun.

Words near persulphocyanic acid in the dictionary

  1. persulphide
  2. persulphides
  3. persulphocyanate
  4. persulphocyanates
  5. persulphocyanic
  6. persulphocyanic acid
  7. persulphocyanogen
  8. persulphuret
  9. persulphurets
  10. perswade
  11. perswaded

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