potassium cyanide
English
Noun
potassium cyanide (uncountable)
- (inorganic chemistry) 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
inorganic compound
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