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fulminic acid
noun
- an unstable acid, CNOH, isomeric with cyanic acid, and known only in the form of its salts.
fulminic acid
/ fʌlˈmɪnɪk; fʊl- /
noun
- See cyanic acidan 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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Origin of fulminic acid1
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Example Sentences
All attempts to insulate fulminic acid have proved unsuccessful, as it explodes with the slightest decomposing force.
The 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.
When 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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