cyanoauric acid

noun

cy·​a·​no·​auric acid

: a white crystalline acid H[Au(CN)₄].3H₂O that on heating decomposes into gold, cyanogen, and hydrogen cyanide

called also tetracyanoauric acid

Word History

Etymology

cyan- + auric

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