isocyanic acid

noun

iso·​cyanic acid

: cyanic acid regarded as having the formula HNCO and usually prepared (as by the reaction of phosgene with the salt of a primary amine) in the form of esters of which some are used in making polyurethans and other resins, plastics, foams, and adhesives

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary is- + cyanic acid

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