hydrogen cyanide

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A colourless, very poisonous, volatile liquid, HCN, used in the production of dyes, plastics and fumigants; it dissolves in water to form hydrocyanic acid and reacts with bases to form cyanides, and with some organic compounds to form nitriles.

Equivalents

Françaiscyanure d'hydrogène

DeutschCyanwasserstoff

Portuguêscianeto/cianureto de hidrogénio/hidrogênio

9 more languages

Češtinakyanovodík

Ελληνικάυδροκυάνιο

Esperantohidrogena cianido

Suomiformonitriili sinihappo syaanivetysyaanivetyhappo vetysyanidi

Magyarhidrogén-cianid

日本語シアン化水素青酸

한국어시안화수소 청산 청화수소

Polskicyjan cyjanowodór

Svenskablåsyra cyanväte cyanvätesyravätecyanid

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

hydrogen cycle hydrogen dioxide hydrogen disulfide hydrogen disulphide hydrogen economy hydrogen electrode

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