prussic

American  

[pruhs-ik] / ˈprʌs ɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. of or derived from prussic acid.

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Etymology

Origin of prussic

First recorded in 1780–90; prussic acid

Example Sentences

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

The factory had been producing acrylic glass and prussic acid.

From BBC

Other sinister details emerged: Lizzie was reportedly seen trying to buy highly poisonous prussic acid the day before the killings.

From New York Times

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

“I would rather give a healthy boy or a healthy girl a phial of prussic acid than this novel,” wrote the editor of the Sunday Express.

From The Guardian