, hypothetical acid known only in the form of its compounds
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isocyanic acid in British English
(ˌaɪsəʊsaɪˈænɪk)
noun
a hypothetical acid known only in the form of its compounds. Formula: HNCO
isocyanic acid in American English
(ˈaisou sai ˈænɪk, ˌaisou-)
noun
Chemistry
an unstable acid, CHNO, tautomeric with cyanic acid, known only in the form of its salts
Word origin
[1890–95; iso- + cyanicacid]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bootstrap, historicism, honky-tonk, pogey, takedowniso- is a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words (isochromatic). In chemistry, iso- is used in the names of substances which are isomeric with the substance denotedby the base word (isocyanic acid). Other words that use the affix iso- include: isodiametric, isodynamic, isoprene, isoseismic, isotope
Examples of 'isocyanic acid' in a sentence
isocyanic acid
We observe the appearance of clearly distinguishable signatures from thymine′s neutral photofragment isocyanic acid.
Thomas J. A. Wolf, Fabian Holzmeier, Isabella Wagner, Nora Berrah, Christoph Bostedt,John Bozek, Phil Bucksbaum, Ryan Coffee, James Cryan, Joe Farrell, Raimund Feifel,Todd J. Martinez, Brian McFarland, Melanie Mucke, Saikat Nandi, Francesco Tarantelli,Ingo Fischer, Markus Gühr 2017, 'Observing Femtosecond Fragmentation Using Ultrafast X-ray-Induced Auger Spectra',Applied Scienceshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/7/681. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)