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prussic acid
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Noun prussic acid has 1 sense
- prussic acid(n = noun.substance) hydrocyanic acid - a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds; Array is a kind of acid
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prussic acid
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