PRUSSIC ACID


Meaning of PRUSSIC ACID in English

[ 'prʌsɪk ]

■ noun old-fashioned term for hydrocyanic acid .

Derivatives

prussiate noun

Origin

C18: prussic from Fr. prussique 'relating to Prussian blue'.

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