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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescianeto de potássio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sjaˈnɛ.tu dʒi poˈta.si.u
"O cianeto de potássio foi encontrado no laboratório."
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A highly toxic inorganic salt with the chemical formula KCN, appearing as a white crystalline powder that smells faintly of bitter almonds and is extremely lethal in small doses.
"Laboratory protocols for handling potassium cyanide require strict adherence to hazardous materials safety standards." - 2
A potent chemical compound historically utilized in gold and silver extraction processes as well as industrial electroplating.
"The mining facility utilized potassium cyanide to extract precious metals from low-grade ore."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines potassium, derived from the Neo-Latin word potassa (itself from potash, referencing plant ashes), and cyanide, derived from the Greek kyanous meaning dark blue, referencing Prussian blue from which it was historically isolated. The chemical formula KCN directly maps to the searched abbreviation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Potassium cyanide" is said worldwide
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cyanure de potassium
Transliteration: sy.a.nyʁ də pɔ.ta.sjɔm
"Le cyanure de potassium est un poison extrêmement dangereux."
Kaliumcyanid
Transliteration: ˈkaːliʊmˌtsyaniːt
"Kaliumcyanid ist eine hochgiftige chemische Verbindung."
cianuro di potassio
Transliteration: tʃaˈnu.ro di poˈtas.sjo
"Il cianuro di potassio agisce in modo estremamente rapido."
cianuro de potasio
Transliteration: sjaˈnuɾo ðe poˈtasjo
"El cianuro de potasio es letal en pequeñas cantidades."
cianeto de potássio
Transliteration: sjaˈnɛ.tu dʒi poˈta.si.u
"O cianeto de potássio foi encontrado no laboratório."
पोटेशियम साइनाइड
Transliteration: poteshiyam sayanaid
"पोटेशियम साइनाइड एक अत्यधिक जहरीला यौगिक है।"
氰化钾
Transliteration: qínghuàjiǎ
"氰化钾是一种剧毒化学品。"
시안화 칼륨
Transliteration: sianhwa kallum
"시안화 칼륨은 치명적인 독극물입니다."
シアン化カリウム
Transliteration: shianka kariumu
"シアン化カリウムは強力な毒物です。"
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