hydrogen cyanide
nounDefinition of hydrogen cyanide
1
: a poisonous usually gaseous compound HCN that has the odor of bitter almonds
2
: hydrocyanic acid
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Health officials said that the hydrogen cyanide at current levels is safe. — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, "Suncor oil refinery operators hit by Colorado health department for emitting toxic gas," 1 July 2019 To measure the ideal conditions for life to form, the researchers filled a vat with hydrogen cyanide and hydrogen sulphite. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Kickstarting Life on an Exoplanet Requires the Right Amount of UV Light," 1 Aug. 2018 No direct measuring of hydrogen cyanide or exposure studies have been done. — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, "Suncor oil refinery operators hit by Colorado health department for emitting toxic gas," 1 July 2019 Research in 2015 suggested that hydrogen cyanide—possibly brought to Earth when carbon in meteorites reacted with nitrogen in the atmosphere—could have been a crucial ingredient in these reactions driven by UV light. — David W. Brown, Smithsonian, "Searching for the Key to Life’s Beginnings," 2 July 2018 Some pollutants are regulated but hydrogen cyanide is not. — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, "Suncor oil refinery operators hit by Colorado health department for emitting toxic gas," 1 July 2019 That includes heavy metals, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen cyanide. — Rachel Becker, The Verge, "Is nicotine actually bad for you?," 10 Aug. 2018 Thirty raw peach seeds also comes to an ounce and contain around 204 milligrams of hydrogen cyanide. — Jean Nick, Good Housekeeping, "Are Stone Fruit Seeds Poisonous?," 25 July 2018 Thirty raw peach seeds also comes to an ounce and contain around 204 miligrams of hydrogen cyanide. — Jean Nick, Good Housekeeping, "Are Stone Fruit Seeds Poisonous?," 30 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hydrogen cyanide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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