cyanic acid
noun Chemistry.
an unstable, poisonous, liquid acid, HOCN, isomeric with fulminic acid.
Origin of cyanic acid
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby cyanic acid
cyan-,
cyanamide,
cyanate,
cyaneous,
cyanic,
cyanic acid,
cyanide,
cyanide process,
cyanine,
cyanite,
cyanmethemoglobin
British Dictionary definitions for cyanic acid
cyanic acid
/ (saɪˈænɪk) /
noun
a colourless poisonous volatile liquid acid that hydrolyses readily to ammonia and carbon dioxide. Formula: HOCN
Compare isocyanic acid, fulminic acid
Scientific definitions for cyanic acid
cyanic acid
[ sī-ăn′ĭk ]
A poisonous, unstable, and highly volatile organic acid used to prepare cyanates. Chemical formula: HOCN.