potassium cyanide
a white, granular, water-soluble, poisonous powder, KCN, having a faint almondlike odor, used chiefly in metallurgy and photography.
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On addition of potassium cyanide a transitory red color appeared which reappeared on shaking with air.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeA portion was gently warmed with a few drops of a strong solution of potassium cyanide and two drops of sodium hydroxide.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson Symepotassium cyanide is a powerful reducing agent (see p. 89) and is readily oxidized to potassium cyanate.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitzpotassium cyanide, C(NK), is a powerful reducing agent (see p. 89).
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzThe following experimental results were obtained with a solution of potassium cyanide made up to contain about 1.2 per cent.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
British Dictionary definitions for potassium cyanide
a white poisonous granular soluble solid substance used in photography and in extracting gold from its ores. Formula: KCN
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