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Prussic acid



Prussic acid (HCN), also called hydrocyanic acid, a colorless, highly toxic, aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide. The acid is flammable and evaporates readily. It is used in the manufacture of plastics, fumigants, and dyes. Prussic acid was first derived from the pigment Prussian blue.



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