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fulminic acid
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noun
an unstable acid, CNOH, isomeric with cyanic acid, and known only in the form of its salts.
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Origin of fulminic acid
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby fulminic acid
fulminating compound, fulminating powder, fulmination, fulmine, fulminic, fulminic acid, fulminous, fulsome, Fulton, Fulton, Robert, fulvous
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British Dictionary definitions for fulminic acid
fulminic acid
/ (fʌlˈmɪnɪk, fʊl-) /
noun
an unstable volatile acid known only in solution and in the form of its salts and esters. Formula: HONCCompare cyanic acid
Word Origin for fulminic acid
C19: from Latin fulmen lightning
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