Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
hydrogen cyanide (
hydrocyanic acid, prussic acid
)
An extremely toxic, colorless liquid (HCN), prepared by reacting methane, air, and ammonia over a platinum catalyst at 1,000° C. It is used to fumigate books.
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