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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Prussic \Prus"sic\, a. [Cf. F. prussique.] (Old Chem.) designating the acid now called hydrocyanic acid, but formerly called prussic acid, because Prussian blue is derived from it or its compounds. See Hydrocyanic.
Wiktionary
a. 1 derived from Prussian blue 2 of, or derived from prussic acid; hydrocyanic
WordNet
Usage examples of "prussic".
They comprise prussic acid, dilute solution of oxalic acid and oxalates, aconite, digitalis, strophanthus, convallaria, and tobacco.
Whoever tried to squirt anhydrous prussic acid in my face when I left here made a second attempt later.
Inhalation of the vapor of anhydrous prussic will cause immediate death--so quickly, it is said, that scarcely any symptoms can be observed.
When bruised the plant, and especially its root, smells like peach kernels, or prussic acid.
I did for the man in his cups, he be swearing his soul away I mussed up thicky dart with prussic acid.
Cyanide of potassium, when left in a bottle, generates prussic or hydrocyanic acid.
Immediately after dampening they transform into the feared hydrocyanic acid gas, or Prussic acid.
Jars of picric acid, nitric acid, carboys of other chemicals, packages labelled gunpowder, gun cotton and nitroglycerine, as well as carefully stoppered bottles of prussic acid, and the cyanides, arsenic and other poisons made the place bear the look of a veritable devil's workshop.
An hour later the telltale bitter almond smell of prussic acid was gone, the muscles of the corpse relaxed again.
I may add that Signorina di Peculini killed herself by inhaling hydrocyanic acid-perhaps you know it better as Prussic acid-in a bottle from which came the single drop, allowed to settle in the bloom of the rose, which killed Mrs.
The seeds of Lucuma Mammosa are sometimes found mixed with Kola Nuts, but are easily detected by their strong smell of prussic acid.
The Bitter Almond seed also contains a ferment Emulsin, which in presence of water acts on the soluble glucoside Amygdalin yielding glucose, prussic acid and the essential oil of Bitter Almonds, or Benzaldehyde, which is not used in medicine.
There's a dozen ways - prussic acid in the caviar, the parcel bomb, the snake-in-the-mattress trick.
A small bottle of what I presume to be prussic acid was smashed on the floor, almost beside his chair.
It is more powerful than prussic acid and acts with tremendous rapidity.