potassium cyanide
Noun
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Noun
potassium cyanide (uncountable)
- (inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography.
- German: Zyankali, Kaliumcyanid
- Spanish: cianuro de potasio
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