blásýra

Icelandic

Etymology

From blár (blue) + sýra (acid), Calque of Danish blåsyre, itself a calque of German Blausäure.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplauːsiːra/

Noun

blásýra f (genitive singular blásýru, no plural)

  1. cyanide
    Ýmsir nasistaforingjar á við Göring fyrirfóru sér með blásýru.Several Nazi leaders including Göring committed suicide by ingesting cyanide (potassium cyanide).
  2. (chemistry) hydrogen cyanide

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