fulminic acid
an unstable acid, CNOH, isomeric with cyanic acid, and known only in the form of its salts.
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All attempts to insulate fulminic acid have proved unsuccessful, as it explodes with the slightest decomposing force.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe constitution of fulminic acid has been investigated by many experimenters, but apparently without definitive results.
For the compound of mercury with fulminic acid, see Fulminate.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreWhen a young and wholly unknown student he had gone to Paris to bring his discovery of fulminic acid to the notice of the Academy.
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British Dictionary definitions for fulminic acid
/ (fʌlˈmɪnɪk, fʊl-) /
an unstable volatile acid known only in solution and in the form of its salts and esters. Formula: HONC: Compare cyanic acid
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