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calcium cyanide
noun
, Chemistry.
- a white or grayish-black compound, Ca(CN) 2, used as an insecticide and rodent poison.
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Example Sentences
With ordinary care, however, calcium cyanide can be safely handled.
From Project Gutenberg
All seriously-infested bulbs should be destroyed, and the ground where they were grown treated with calcium cyanide.
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