potassium cyanide

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography.

Equivalents

Españolcianuro de potasio

Françaiscyanure de potassium

DeutschKaliumcyanid Zyankali

8 more languages

Catalàcianur de potassi

Češtinacyankáli kyanid draselný

Suomikaliumsyanidi syankalium

Magyarkálium-cianid

日本語シアン化カリウム青酸カリ

한국어청산가리

Polskicyjankali

Portuguêscianeto de potássio

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

potassium dichromate potassium dicyanoargentate potassium feldspar potassium fluoride potassium formate potassium fumarate

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