fulminic acid

(ful min′ik)

an unstable isomer of cyanic acid, known chiefly in the form of highly explosive, shock-sensitive salts used as detonators

Origin: < L fulmen, lightning (see fulminate) + -ic

See fulminic acid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An unstable acid, HONC, that forms highly explosive salts.

Origin:

Origin: Latin fulmen, fulmin-, lightning that strikes; see fulminate

Origin: + -ic

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