Associations to the word «Hydrocyanic»

Wiktionary

HYDROCYANIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to hydrocyanic acid or its compounds
HYDROCYANIC ACID, noun. (chemistry) a solution of hydrogen cyanide, HCN, in water; a weak poisonous acid, used as a fumigant

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats