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HYDROGEN CYANIDE

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• HYDROGEN CYANIDE (noun)
The noun HYDROGEN CYANIDE has 1 sense:

1. a highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like bitter almonds; becomes a gas at around 90 degree Fahrenheit and is most dangerous when inhaled; the anhydride of hydrocyanic acid; used in manufacturing

Familiarity information: HYDROGEN CYANIDE used as a noun is very rare.

• HYDROGEN CYANIDE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like bitter almonds; becomes a gas at around 90 degree Fahrenheit and is most dangerous when inhaled; the anhydride of hydrocyanic acid; used in manufacturing

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("hydrogen cyanide" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

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