prussic
[pruhs-ik]
- of or derived from prussic acid.
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Origin of prussic
First recorded in 1780–90; see origin at prussic acid
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Examples from the Web for prussic
Contemporary Examples
Exposed to oxygen, the pellets gave off prussic acid, blocking the exchange of oxygen in the blood.
Historical Examples
You believe in the action of a drug—say, prussic acid—you believe it will kill?
The Tyranny of the DarkHamlin Garland
She drank the little phial of prussic acid and there she lay.
The Good SoldierFord Madox Ford
I'm not very exacting, but the way you look at men is just prussic acid to me.
Aladdin of LondonSir Max Pemberton
Page 382, reference to Prussic Acid: the Dictionary does not have this article.
What a fool he had been not to buy strychnine, prussic acid, or laudanum!
Cradock Nowell, Vol. 3 (of 3)Richard Doddridge Blackmore