hydrogen cyanide
Lethal gaseous compound
Hydrogen cyanide is a highly toxic chemical compound, a colorless gas or liquid with a faint bitter-almond odor.
It kills by blocking cells from using oxygen.
The compound occurs in industrial processes and has been used as a chemical weapon and execution agent.
Small amounts exist naturally in certain fruit pits and seeds.
Also called prussic acid or HCN.
Sealed execution room using poison
- executionCompleting a planned task
- chemical weaponToxic agent for warfare
- HolocaustNazi genocide of Jews
- Zyklon BCyanide-based extermination chemical
Auschwitz · genocide · assassination · Jonestown · terrorism · chemical agent · detection · decontamination
Harmful ingested substance
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- fatalCausing death or ruin
- toxicCapable of causing harm
asphyxiant · hazardous · noxious · poisoning · inhalation · lethal dose · toxicology · antidote
Hydrogen cyanide formula
- moleculeBonded atomic group
- cyanogenC₂N₂ toxic gas
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- volatileLiable to sudden change
triple bond · covalent bond · polar · carbon · nitrogen · valence electrons · electronegativity · reactivity
Disinfection via airborne chemicals
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
grain · silo · greenhouse · quarantine · rodenticide · ventilation · residue
Synthetic textile polymer
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- electroplatingElectrically depositing metal layers
- chemical engineeringConverting raw materials industrially
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
production · manufacturing · catalysis · intermediates · reactants · petrochemicals · refinery · mining
gas chamber
Sealed execution room using poison
- executionCompleting a planned task
- chemical weaponToxic agent for warfare
- HolocaustNazi genocide of Jews
Zyklon B · Auschwitz · genocide · assassination · Jonestown · terrorism · chemical agent · detection · decontamination
poison
Harmful ingested substance
toxic · asphyxiant · hazardous · noxious · poisoning · inhalation · lethal dose · toxicology · antidote · cellular respiration
HCN
Hydrogen cyanide formula
volatile · triple bond · covalent bond · polar · carbon · nitrogen · valence electrons · electronegativity · reactivity · synthesis
fumigation
Disinfection via airborne chemicals
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
warehouse · grain · silo · greenhouse · quarantine · rodenticide · ventilation · residue
nylon
Synthetic textile polymer
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- electroplatingElectrically depositing metal layers
- chemical engineeringConverting raw materials industrially
synthesis · production · manufacturing · catalysis · intermediates · reactants · petrochemicals · refinery · mining
- gasesgas, air, oxygen, helium, nitrogen
- Air Pollutantssmoke, smog, soot, exhaust, fumes
- compoundscompound word, compound sentence, compound noun, compound interest, compound fracture
- Astrochemistryinterstellar dust, cosmic dust, carbon monoxide, methanol, formaldehyde
- cyanidescyanogen
- cyanogenics
hydrogen cyanideoxygen
Element eight, colorless gas
pure oxygen · antidote · water · fresh air · sodium thiosulfate
hydrogen cyanideoxygen
Element eight, colorless gas
ATP · glucose · life support · coenzyme Q10 · NADH
dehydrate, dehydration, hydrate, hydrated, hydration, cyan, hydrogen, cyanide, hydraulic