prussic acid
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++prus·sic ac·id /ˌprʌsɪk ˈæsɪd/ noun [uncountable] HCa very poisonous acid 氢氰酸〔一种剧毒酸〕
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prussic acid• But amygdalin reacts with an enzyme in the almond to produce glucose and two very characteristic compounds, benzaldehyde and prussic acid.• There was arsenic, cyanide, prussic acid and - the list stopped there.• The Kamikaze: One part liquid helium, two parts prussic acid.Origin prussic acid (1700-1800) French prussique “Prussian”; because it was first obtained from Prussian blue, a coloring materialprus·sic ac·id nounChineseSyllable
very a Corpus acid poisonous
prussic acid
prus‧sic ac‧id /ˌprʌsɪk ˈæsəd/
noun [uncountable]
prus‧sic ac‧id /ˌprʌsɪk ˈæsəd/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: prussique 'Prussian'; because it was first obtained from Prussian blue, a coloring material
a very poisonous acid
Language: French
Origin: prussique 'Prussian'; because it was first obtained from Prussian blue, a coloring material