Hydrocyanic acid

Hydrocyanic acid

HCN A highly toxic liquid that has the odour of bitter almonds and boils at 25.6_C; used to manufacture cyanide salts, acrylonitrile, and dyes, and as a fumigant in agriculture. Also known as formonitrile; hydrogen cyanide; prussic acid.

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hydrocyanic acid

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hydrocyanic acid

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