acetone cyanohydrin

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acetone cyanohydrin [′as·ə‚tōn sī‚ə·nō′hīd·rən]

(organic chemistry)

(CH₃)₂COHCN A colorless liquid obtained from condensation of acetone with hydrocyanic acid; used as an insecticide or as an organic chemical intermediate.

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