hydrocyanic
Americanadjective
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Origin of hydrocyanic
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The researchers also demonstrated that their laser can effectively detect hydrogen cyanide gas in the air, a substance commonly referred to as "hydrocyanic acid."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2025
They found that hydrocyanic acid, simply standing in water, gives rise to urea and other substances found in living tissues.
From Time Magazine Archive
While the prayers rise to heaven, airplanes are also ascending, and spraying the fields with hydrocyanic gas and calcium arsenate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Systemic toxics, a small group of gases of which the principal member is hydrocyanic acid, kill by paralyzing the central nervous system.
From Time Magazine Archive
One method of accomplishing this is by washing the gas with water and ammonia, which also removes some of the carbon dioxide and hydrocyanic acid.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh
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