potassium cyanide
Noun

potassium cyanide (uncountable)

  1. (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.
Translations
  • German: Zyankali, Kaliumcyanid
  • Spanish: cianuro de potasio



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