Associations to the word «Isothiocyanate»

Wiktionary

ISOTHIOCYANATE, noun. (chemistry) any salt or ester of the hypothetical isothiocyanic acid; or the -NCS radical or the NCS-1 anion; isomeric with thiocyanate

Dictionary definition

ISOTHIOCYANATE, noun. A family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King