See Also: hydrocyanic(medicine)
hydrocyanic(dictionary)
Hydrocyanic acid(medicine)

corpuscular (iou) and hydrocyanic (iou)


corpuscular (iou)



corpuscular adjective. M17.
[formed as CORPUSCLE + -AR1.]
Involving the idea or hypothesis of corpuscles. M17.
corpuscular theory History of Science: that light consists of a stream of particles; also called emission theory.
Of or pertaining to corpuscles; consisting of or being corpuscles. L17.
corpuscu'larian adjective & noun (a) adjective = CORPUSCULAR 1; (b) noun (History of Science) a person who believed that matter, or light, is composed of corpuscles: M17.

hydrocyanic (iou)



hydrocyanic adjective. E19.
[from HYDRO- + CYANIC.]
Chemistry. hydrocyanic acid, a weak acid, HCN, that is a volatile colourless poisonous explosive liquid with a smell of bitter almonds and is used in many industrial processes. Also called prussic acid.
hydrocyanate noun a cyanide E-M19.