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Meaning of potassium cyanide | Babel Free

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.

uncountable

Equivalents

Català cianur de potassi
Čeština cyankáli kyanid draselný
Deutsch Kaliumcyanid Zyankali
Español cianuro de potasio
Suomi kaliumsyanidi syankalium
Français cyanure de potassium
Magyar kálium-cianid
日本語 シアン化カリウム 青酸カリ
한국어 청산가리
Polski cyjankali
Português cianeto 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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