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potassium cyanide
noun
- a white, granular, water-soluble, poisonous powder, KCN, having a faint almondlike odor, used chiefly in metallurgy and photography.
potassium cyanide
noun
- a white poisonous granular soluble solid substance used in photography and in extracting gold from its ores. Formula: KCN
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Word History and Origins
Origin of potassium cyanide1
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Example Sentences
On addition of potassium cyanide a transitory red color appeared which reappeared on shaking with air.
A portion was gently warmed with a few drops of a strong solution of potassium cyanide and two drops of sodium hydroxide.
Potassium cyanide is a powerful reducing agent (see p. 89) and is readily oxidized to potassium cyanate.
Potassium cyanide, C(NK), is a powerful reducing agent (see p. 89).
The following experimental results were obtained with a solution of potassium cyanide made up to contain about 1.2 per cent.
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