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thiocyanic acid

(-sī anik)

a colorless, unstable liquid, HSCN, with a penetrating odor, known chiefly in the form of its salts

Origin: thio- + cyanic

See thiocyanic acid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An unstable colorless liquid, HSCN, used in the form of esters as an insecticide.
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