ful·min·ic acid (f l-m n k, f l-)n. An unstable acid, HONC, that forms highly explosive salts. [Latin fulmen, fulmin-, lightning that strikes; see fulminate + -ic.] |
fulminic acid [fʌlˈmɪnɪk fʊl-]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an unstable volatile acid known only in solution and in the form of its salts and esters. Formula: HONC Compare cyanic acid
[from Latin fulmen lightning]
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| Noun | 1. | fulminic acid - (CNOH) an unstable acid occurring mainly in the form of explosive salts and esters that is isomeric with cyanic acid acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt |
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