cyanic acid

/saɪˌænɪk ˌæsəd/
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Other forms: cyanic acids

Definitions of cyanic acid
  1. noun
    a colorless poisonous volatile liquid acid that hydrolyzes readily to ammonia and carbon dioxide
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    type of:
    acid
    any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
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