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prussic, a. Chem.|ˈprʌsɪk|
[ad. F. prussique (‘acide prussique, matière colorante du bleu de Prusse’, Morveau, etc. Nomencl. Chim. 1787), f. Prusse Prussia + -ique, -ic. See Prussian a. 2.]
Of, pertaining to, or derived from Prussian blue. Chiefly in prussic acid = hydrocyanic acid, CNH; also attrib. and fig.
1790Kerr tr. Lavoisier's Elem. Chem. 121 We are only acquainted with six animal acids..They are, Lactic,..Saccho-lactic,..Bombic,..Formic,..Sebacic,..Prussic acid. 1800tr. Lagrange's Chem. II. 355 Scheele has shewn that the red oxide of mercury takes the colouring matter from Prussian blue; and this property is employed for obtaining Prussic acid. 1813Sir H. Davy Agric. Chem. (1814) 108 The vegetable prussic acid is procured by distilling laurel leaves, or the kernels of the peach, and cherry, or bitter almonds. 1838Penny Cycl. XII. 388/2 Hydrocyanic acid..obtained by Scheele in 1782..as it was procured, though intermediately, from Prussian blue, it was originally called prussic acid. 1860Mrs. Gaskell Let. ? 28 June (1966) 912 The thunder yesterday gave me a dreadful headache so I had to..have my prussic acid medicine made up. 1881Med. Temp. Jrnl. XLIX. 23 No more poisonous agent can be found than prussic acid. 1927D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 12 Such a suave, prussic-acid sarcasm. |