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fulminic acid
(ful|min¦ic acid)
Pronunciation:
/fʌlˈmɪnɪk, fʊl-/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Chemistry
a very unstable acid isomeric with cyanic acid.
Chemical formula: HONC
Origin:
early 19th century
:
fulminic
from Latin
fulmen
,
fulmin-
'lightning'
+
-ic
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