prussic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of prussic
First recorded in 1780–90; see origin at prussic acid
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In the early 1900s, buyers had to sign for drugs they bought from a chemist, but the prosecution pointed out that the signature for the prussic acid didn't match the one on Orme's letters.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2024
Christopher Logue, a master of anachronisms whose translations of the Iliad are collected in “War Music,” experimented with “the prussic glare,” which sounds alchemical, and “ash-eyed,” which has a matte quality.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 7, 2019
Woolen and silk clothes, rugs and furnishings produce prussic acid and ammonia as well as carbon monoxide and dioxide.
From Time Magazine Archive
Following the trail of a prussic acid theft, Sergeant Bell of Scotland Yard blunders his way into an inspectorship, following his self-denied solution of the crime.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am partial to prussic acid odors, and no heliotrope blooms on this side of the garden.
From A Speckled Bird by Augusta J. Evans Wilson
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