fulminic acid


noun
  1. an unstable acid, CNOH, isomeric with cyanic acid, and known only in the form of its salts.

Origin of fulminic acid

1
First recorded in 1815–25

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fulminic acid

/ (fʌlˈmɪnɪk, fʊl-) /


noun
  1. an unstable volatile acid known only in solution and in the form of its salts and esters. Formula: HONC: Compare cyanic acid

Origin of fulminic acid

1
C19: from Latin fulmen lightning

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