potassium cyanide

noun Chemistry.

a white, granular, water-soluble, poisonous powder, KCN, having a faint almondlike odor, used chiefly in metallurgy and photography.

Origin of potassium cyanide

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby potassium cyanide

potassium bromide, potassium carbonate, potassium chlorate, potassium chloride, potassium cobaltinitrite, potassium cyanide, potassium dichromate, potassium diphosphate, potassium feldspar, potassium ferricyanide, potassium ferrocyanide

British Dictionary definitions for potassium cyanide

potassium cyanide

noun

a white poisonous granular soluble solid substance used in photography and in extracting gold from its ores. Formula: KCN