isocyanic acid

American  

[ahy-soh-sahy-an-ik, ahy-soh-] / ˈaɪ soʊ saɪˈæn ɪk, ˌaɪ soʊ- /

noun

Chemistry.

1. an unstable acid, CHNO, tautomeric with cyanic acid, known only in the form of its salts.

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isocyanic acid British  

/ ˌaɪsəʊsaɪˈænɪk /

noun

1. a hypothetical acid known only in the form of its compounds. Formula: HNCO

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Etymology

Origin of isocyanic acid

First recorded in 1890–95; iso- + cyanic acid

Example Sentences

In 2009, while burning ponderosa pine branches and other fuel characteristic of the Western U.S., he found a particularly noxious compound called isocyanic acid.

From Scientific American

Ligterink says his team filled a vacuum chamber with a gas mixture of isocyanic acid and methane and chilled it to 15 kelvin, freezing the gases onto a gold surface.

From Science Magazine

Researchers have discovered a new way to detect isocyanic acid, a chemical found in forest, cooking and cigarette smoke.

From Scientific American

"If these indoor fires release similar levels of isocyanic acid as the fires we studied in the laboratories, families could be exposed to high levels of the chemical."

From Scientific American

He found the highest concentration of isocyanic acid ever measured in the atmosphere.

From Scientific American