potassium cyanide
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of potassium cyanide
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Perkovich said a discrepancy between the potassium cyanide obtained by corrections officials and the sodium cyanide called for under state execution protocol "is not a small detail."
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2021
The department bought a solid brick of potassium cyanide in December for $1,530.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2021
Vigilant viewers will soon observe that Greta, though hospitable, is about as kindly as potassium cyanide.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 1, 2019
Kaczynski said he has "never even possessed any potassium cyanide."
From Salon ● May 26, 2011
It may be noticed that the potassium zinc cyanide is useless in gold extraction, for it neither dissolves gold nor can potassium cyanide be regenerated from it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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