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Hydrocyanic acid

noun
1.
A solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds.  Synonym: prussic acid.





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... of acid or bitter substances subjects us to sensations more or less painful, according to their degree. It is said that the cause of the rapid effects of hydrocyanic acid is that the pain is so great as to be unbearable ...
— The Physiology of Taste • Brillat Savarin
 
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