cyanic acid


noun Chemistry.

an unstable, poisonous, liquid acid, HOCN, isomeric with fulminic acid.

Origin of cyanic acid

First recorded in 1825–35

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-ănĭk ]

A poisonous, unstable, and highly volatile organic acid used to prepare cyanates. Chemical formula: HOCN.