potassium cyanide
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of potassium cyanide
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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
The Tylenol case involved the use of potassium cyanide and resulted in a mass recall.
From Salon • May 26, 2011
Discussing the use of potassium cyanide for steel-hardening purposes, T.R.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
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