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PRONUNCIATION OF HYDROCYANIC ACID

hydrocyanic acid  [ˌhaɪdrəʊsaɪˈænɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYDROCYANIC ACID

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Hydrocyanic acid is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HYDROCYANIC ACID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hydrogen cyanide

Hydrogen cyanide , sometimes called prussic acid, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula HCN. It is a colorless, extremely poisonous liquid that boils slightly above room temperature, at 25.6 °C. HCN is produced on an industrial scale and is a highly valuable precursor to many chemical compounds ranging from polymers to pharmaceuticals.

Definition of hydrocyanic acid in the English dictionary

The definition of hydrocyanic acid in the dictionary is another name for hydrogen cyanide, esp when in aqueous solution.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYDROCYANIC ACID


ferricyanic
ˌfɛrɪsaɪˈænɪk
ferrocyanic
ˌfɛrəʊsaɪˈænɪk
Hispanic
hɪˈspænɪk
hydrocyanic
ˌhaɪdrəʊsaɪˈænɪk
inorganic
ˌɪnɔːˈɡænɪk
interoceanic
ˈɪntərˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk
mechanic
mɪˈkænɪk
messianic
ˌmɛsɪˈænɪk
neanic
nɪˈænɪk
oceanic
ˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk
organic
ɔːˈɡænɪk
Ossianic
ˌɒsɪˈænɪk
panic
ˈpænɪk
pianic
pɪˈænɪk
platinocyanic
ˌplætɪnəʊsaɪˈænɪk
suboceanic
sʌbˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk
thiocyanic
ˌθaɪəʊsaɪˈænɪk
titanic
taɪˈtænɪk
transoceanic
ˈtrænzˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk
volcanic
vɒlˈkænɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYDROCYANIC ACID

hydrocephalic
hydrocephaloid
hydrocephalous
hydrocephalus
hydrocephaly
hydrochloric
hydrochloric acid
hydrochloride
hydrochore
hydrochoric
hydrocodone
hydrocolloid
hydrocolloidal
hydrocoral
hydrocoralline
hydrocortisone
hydrocrack
hydrocracker
hydrocyanic
hydrodynamic

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYDROCYANIC ACID

acetic acid
acid
adipic acid
amino acid
ascorbic acid
carboxylic acid
citric acid
fatty acid
folic acid
gamma-aminobutyric acid
hyaluronic acid
hydrochloric acid
hydroxy acid
lactic acid
lysergic acid
nonessential amino acid
nucleic acid
omega-3 fatty acid
sulfuric acid
trichloroacetic acid
uric acid

Synonyms and antonyms of hydrocyanic acid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hydrocyanic acid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYDROCYANIC ACID

Find out the translation of hydrocyanic acid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hydrocyanic acid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hydrocyanic acid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

氢氰酸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ácido cianhídrico
570 millions of speakers

English

hydrocyanic acid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hydrocyanic एसिड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حمض الهيدروسيانيك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

синильная кислота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ácido cianídrico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাইড্রোক্যানিক অ্যাসিড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acide cyanhydrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asid hydrocyanic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blausäure
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

青酸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

청산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asam hidrosianat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

axit cy an hyt ric
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹைட்ரோகினிக் அமிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हायड्रोसायनिक एसिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Siyanürik asit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acido cianidrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwas cyjanowodorowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

синильна кислота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acidul cianhidric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υδροκυάνιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hidrosiaansuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vätecyanid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blåsyre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hydrocyanic acid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYDROCYANIC ACID»

The term «hydrocyanic acid» is normally little used and occupies the 119.002 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYDROCYANIC ACID» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hydrocyanic acid» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hydrocyanic acid» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hydrocyanic acid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYDROCYANIC ACID»

Discover the use of hydrocyanic acid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hydrocyanic acid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hydrocyanic Acid Gas Against Household Insects
MATERIALS USED IN THE FUMIGATION PROCESS AND THEIR PROPORTIONS. In the formation of hydrocyanic-acid gas for the purposes of fumigation sulphuric acid in a diluted form is permitted to act on either sodium cyanid or potassium ...
Leland Ossian Howard, Charles Holcomb Popenoe, 1916
2
Control of insect pests of grain in elevator storage
HYDROCYANIC ACID GAS AS A GRAIN FUMIGANT A granular crude calcium cyanide containing approximately 25 percent of available hydrocyanic acid, which is released slowly on exposure to atmospheric moisture, is an effective grain ...
R. T. Cotton, George B. Wagner, 1941
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Fumigation of Ornamental Greenhouse Plants with ...
FUMIGATION OF ORNAMENTAL GREENHOUSE PLANTS WITH HYDROCYANIC-ACID GAS. CONTENTS. rage. Equipment necessary tor fumigation 3 Preparation of greenhouse for fumigation * Method of computing the cubical contents of ...
Ernest Ralph Sasscer, Arthur Dickie Borden, 1917
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Industrial Organic Chemicals
Hydrocyanic acid is also a by-product of the ammoxidation of propylene to acrylonitrile (Section 6.5). It was this lower cost source of the chemical that motivated the more economical methane-based route. By-product hydrocyanic acid enjoyed ...
Harold A. Wittcoff, Bryan G. Reuben, Jeffery S. Plotkin, 2012
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Life in the Universe: Expectations and Constraints
The structure of hydrocyanic acid, with a triple bond between the carbon and the nitrogen, is quite different from the structure of water, ammonia and methane (Fig. 7.1d). It is an excellent ionic solvent with a dipole moment of 2.8D compared to ...
Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Louis Neal Irwin, 2008
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Wiley Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities
HYDROCYANIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT 555 566 2-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID or 0—HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID. acid, a Strong acid. Violent reaction with bases, amines, amides, inorganic hydroxides; Strong oxidizers (with release of ...
Richard P. Pohanish, Stanley A. Greene, 2009
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Poisoning in Children by Utpal Kant Singh
Hydrocyanic acid is a colorless gas with penetrating odor of bitter almond. This is an extremely potent and rapidly acting poison. Cyanides are widely used in industry and for fumigation in homes, for silver polishes and in photography.
Jaypee Brothers, Medical Publishers, Singh, 2006
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Chemistry
When water is present, the concentrated inorganic acids resolve it into ammonia and formic acid : 3 atoms of water and 1 of hydrocyanic acid include the elements of 1 atom of formate of ammonia; 3HO + C„N,H=C„H,0,+NHr It is resolved by dry ...
William Thomas Brande, 1863
9
A System of Chemistry for the Use of Students of Medicine
stituents of the acid are combined, induced Gay-Lussac to rirocyaaic alter its name from prussic to hydrocyanic. acid- IX. Hydrocyanic acid, as obtained by Gay -Lussac's pro- Properties cess, is a colourless liquid, possessing a strong smell, ...
Franklin Bache, 1819
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The London Lancet: A Journal of British and Foreign ...
To produce an olnoinal hydrocyanic acid, containing two per cent, of anhydrous, acid, would require the addition of nine grains of anhydrous hydrocyanic acid to 441 grains of water : now as we see that the acid contains already ninety-one ...
‎1845

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYDROCYANIC ACID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hydrocyanic acid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nicotine added in list of poisons in Haryana: Vij
... Sulphuric Acid, Hydrochloric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Hydrofluoric acid, Perchloric acid, Formic acid, Hydrocyanic acid, Nitric Acid, Oxylic Acid, ... «Business Standard, Jun 15»
2
NOEMA takes a look into a distant stellar delivery room
Thanks to the NOEMA dishes, which can detect the molecules hydrocyanic acid (HCN) and the formyl cation (HCO+), the astronomers were ... «Nanowerk, Jun 15»
3
'Silicon Valley' episode 2x09 review: 'Binding Arbitration'
... Gilfoyle's warning about Schrodinger's Cat theory, the famous thought experiment that finds a cat put in a box with a flask of hydrocyanic acid. «TheCelebrityCafe.com, Jun 15»
4
The Curse of Schrödinger's Cat
... Schrödinger is the creator of Schrödinger's Cat, a famous thought experiment that finds a cat in a box along with a flask of hydrocyanic acid. «Vulture, Jun 15»
5
More big brands named in food probe after Maggi scare
"The Government will now check all the parameters, ranging from naturally occurring toxins (aflatoxin, agaric acid, hydrocyanic acid and ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
6
Most outdoor plants are harmless — unless they're not
Peach tree leaves contain hydrocyanic acid, one of the most dangerous of poisons. The rule of thumb, Graves said, is to keep all plants away ... «Salina Journal, May 15»
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The maize cytochrome P450 CYP79A61 produces …
Hydrocyanic acid in fodder-plants. ... Lehmann G, Zinsmeister HD, Erb N, Neunhoeffer O. Content of hydrocyanic acid in corn and cereal ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
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Green tribunal cracks whip on industries along Ganga
... heavy engineering including ship building, hydrocyanic acid and its derivatives, manufacturing of lubricating oils and greases, coke making, ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
9
CHOICE backs apricot kernel ban
People following instructions from the spruikers of apricot kernels could find themselves consuming up to 940% more than the safe levels of hydrocyanic acid." ... «CHOICE, Mar 15»
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Green tribunal gets tough on industries along Ganga; Pollution …
... heavy engineering including ship building, hydrocyanic acid and its derivatives, manufacturing of lubricating oils and greases, coke making, ... «Times of India, Mar 15»

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