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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

- Hydrogen cyanide (formerly known as prussic acid) is a chemical compound with the formula HCN and structural formula H−C≡N. It is a highly toxic and flammable...
- the pronunciation, the word is often misspelled Prussik, Prussick, or Prussic. The Prusik hitch is named after its ****tive inventor, the Austrian mountaineer...
- in front of credible witnesses, he instead killed himself by drinking prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide). Born in London in 1752, his original surname was...
- potential, although it produces less dry matter. Millet does not contain toxic prussic acid, sometimes found in sorghum. The rapid growth of millet as a grazing...
- 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...
- written in America," suggesting—rhetorically—that he occasionally used prussic acid instead of ink. Poe's often caustic reviews earned him the re****tion...
- distilled from the fresh leaves of the cherry laurel, and contains the poison prussic acid (hydrocyanic acid), along with other products carried over in the...
- Lizzie fainted. Evidence was excluded that she had sought to purchase prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide), purportedly for cleaning a sealskin cloak, from...
- from the ingestion of cyanide salts, imbibing pure liquid prussic acid, skin absorption of prussic acid, intravenous infusion of nitroprusside for hypertensive...
- convicted of the murder of his mistress, Sarah Hart, by administering prussic acid, his apparent motive being a dread of their relationship becoming...