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Prussic meaning

  1. derived from Prussian blue
  2. of, or derived from prussic acid; hydrocyanic

Using Prussic

  • The main meaning on this page is: derived from Prussian blue | of, or derived from prussic acid; hydrocyanic
  • In the example corpus, prussic often appears in combinations such as: prussic acid.

Context around Prussic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cyanide 1× used 1×

Often after:

acid 5×

Sentence patterns with Prussic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

converted to prussic acid after 1× cyanide prussic acid and 1× occasionally used prussic acid instead 1× prussic acid poisoning 1× prussic acid poisons 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cyanide prussic acid 1× fellow critic james 1× prussic acid poisoning 1× prussic acid poisons 1×

Common sentence endings:

die from asphyxia 1× instead of ink 1× managing the risks 1× or drought conditions 1×

Words around Prussic

Just before it in the word index:

prussians 68 prussian 319 prussia 338 prussak 2 pruss 5 pruski 2

Just after it in the word index:

prusty 2 prut 3 pruter 2 prutton 6 prv 5 prw 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Prussic

  • In this selection, "prussic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cyanide, used and acid stand out and add context to how "prussic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include converted to prussic acid after and cyanide prussic acid and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prussic" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prussic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Cyanide (prussic acid) and nitrate in sorghum crops - managing the risks. (11 words)

Prussic acid poisoning occurs when cyanogenic glucosides in the plant are converted to prussic acid after a heavy frost or drought conditions. (22 words)

Prussic acid poisons animals by inhibiting oxygen utilisation by the cells and is transported in the blood around the body — ultimately the animal will die from asphyxia. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Fellow critic James Russell Lowell called him "the most discriminating, philosophical, and fearless critic upon imaginative works who has written in America", suggesting—rhetorically—that he occasionally used prussic acid instead of ink. (33 words)

Prussic acid poisons animals by inhibiting oxygen utilisation by the cells and is transported in the blood around the body — ultimately the animal will die from asphyxia. (27 words)

Prussic acid poisoning occurs when cyanogenic glucosides in the plant are converted to prussic acid after a heavy frost or drought conditions. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

Prussic acid poisoning occurs when cyanogenic glucosides in the plant are converted to prussic acid after a heavy frost or drought conditions.

Cyanide (prussic acid) and nitrate in sorghum crops - managing the risks.

Fellow critic James Russell Lowell called him "the most discriminating, philosophical, and fearless critic upon imaginative works who has written in America", suggesting—rhetorically—that he occasionally used prussic acid instead of ink.

Prussic acid poisons animals by inhibiting oxygen utilisation by the cells and is transported in the blood around the body — ultimately the animal will die from asphyxia.

Common combinations with prussic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prussic" in a sentence?
An example: "Prussic acid poisoning occurs when cyanogenic glucosides in the plant are converted to prussic acid after a heavy frost or drought conditions." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "prussic" from authentic English texts.
What does "prussic" mean?
Prussic means: derived from Prussian blue
How many example sentences with "prussic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "prussic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.