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fulminic acid

noun
ful·​min·​ic acid | \ (ˈ)fu̇l¦|minik-, ¦fÉ™l¦|\

Definition of fulminic acid

: an unstable acid CNOH isomeric with cyanic acid and known only in solution (as ether, in which it polymerizes rapidly) and in the form of highly explosive salts

History and Etymology for fulminic acid

fulminic International Scientific Vocabulary fulmin- (from Latin fulmin-, fulmen lightning) + -ic

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