Meanings
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adj
dated in chemistry: relating to hydrogen cyanide or hydrocyanic acid, especially in the term prussic acid
The physician suspected poisoning by prussic acid, the historical name for hydrogen cyanide.
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adj
historical: derived from or associated with Prussian blue and its compounds
Early chemists isolated several prussic compounds while studying Prussian blue pigment.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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adj
· dated in chemistry:...
hydrocyaniccyanogenic
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adj
· historical: derived from or...
Prussian-blue-derived
Word family
Derived forms
prussic acid
Related forms
cyanidehydrogen cyanidePrussian blueprussiate
Etymology
From Latin Prussia or French prussique, 'Prussian,' + -ic. The name arose because hydrogen cyanide was first obtained from Prussian blue pigment; prussic acid is now called hydrocyanic acid or hydrogen cyanide.