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Definition of Prussic

Prussic
Prussic Prus"sic, a. [Cf. F. prussique.] (Old Chem.) designating the acid now called hydrocyanic acid, but formerly called prussic acid, because Prussian blue is derived from it or its compounds. See Hydrocyanic.

Meaning of Prussic from wikipedia

- the pronunciation, the word is often misspelled Prussik, Prussick, or Prussic. The Prusik hitch is named after its ****tive inventor, the Austrian mountaineer...
- Hydrogen cyanide (also known as prussic acid) is a chemical compound with the formula HCN and structural formula H−C≡N. It is a colorless, extremely poisonous...
- convicted of the murder of his mistress, Sarah Hart, by administering prussic acid, his apparent motive being a dread of their relationship becoming...
- of the risus sardonicus is also a symptom of strychnine poisoning and prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide) poisoning.[citation needed] Opisthotonus is seen...
- written in America", suggesting—rhetorically—that he occasionally used prussic acid instead of ink. Poe's caustic reviews earned him the re****tion of...
- millet compared to sorghum. Millet does not contain prussic acid, which can be in sorghum. Prussic acid poisons animals by inhibiting oxygen utilisation...
- front of credible witnesses, he instead committed suicide by drinking prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide). Born in London in 1752, he was initially called...
- sulfuric acid for early killings. Höss later introduced hydrogen cyanide (prussic acid), produced from the pesticide Zyklon B, to the process of extermination...
- from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2018. "Cyanide (prussic acid) and nitrate in sorghum crops". Queensland Government, Primary Industries...
- medications needed in a basic health system. Prussian blue lent its name to prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide) derived from it. In German, hydrogen cyanide is...