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prussic acid |
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prussic acid: see hydrogen cyanide hydrogen cyanide, HCN, colorless, volatile, and extremely poisonous chemical compound whose vapors have a bitter almond odor. It melts at −14°C; and boils at 26°C;. It is miscible in all proportions with water or ethanol and is soluble in ether. ..... Click the link for more information. . prussic acid the weakly acidic extremely poisonous aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide prussic acid [′prəs·ik ′as·əd] (inorganic chemistry) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I don't know what it was, but it had either prussic acid or white lead in it. His every move was reported to the big Bwana--just what animals he killed and how many of each species, how he killed them, too, for Bwana would not permit the use of prussic acid or strychnine; and how he treated his "boys. Was not a bowl of prussic acid the cause of Fair Rosamond's retiring from the world? |
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