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noun
An unstable, highly volatile, poisonous acid, HOCN, used to prepare cyanates; hydrolyzes in water to give ammonia and carbon dioxide
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a colorless poisonous volatile liquid acid that hydrolyzes readily to ammonia and carbon dioxide
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: acid
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