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hydrocyanic acid
noun hy·dro·cy·an·ic acid \ˌhī-drō-sī-ˌan-ik-\
Medical Definition of HYDROCYANIC ACID
: an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide HCN that is an extremely poisonous weak acid used especially in fumigating—called also prussic acid
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