Prussic

The bitter almond abounds in Prussic acid; but this powerful poison scarcely exists in the kernel of the sweet variety.

The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845

-- The first thing I do is install a Prussic-knot safety line.

Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

-- The first thing I do is install a Prussic-knot safety line.

Treestands: The Most Dangerous Thing In The Woods 2009

Then clip your safety harness into the Prussic loop attached to the rope, and slide the knot up or down as you climb or descend.

Whitetail Handbook: No-Fall Insurance 2007

Basically, it is the same Prussic knot system used by expert climbers but all assembled and ready to go.

Whitetail Handbook: No-Fall Insurance 2007

After six months of the driest heat, in Egypt and Arabia, not more than about one-fourth of my Prussic acid and chloroform had evaporated.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

Prussic acid had a readily discernible odor, mercury was difficult to introduce into the system, and the corrosives, although gratifyingly spectacular, were dangerous to the user.

The Status Civilization Robert Sheckley 1966

Very often they contain much of the same bitter taste of Prussic acid common to the kernel of the ordinary peach.

Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919

'This is what mamma takes,' said the child, bringing Rowland a small bottle labelled 'Prussic acid' from the bedroom.

Gladys, the Reaper Anne Beale

Prussic Acid has been obtained from the leaves of _green tea_, in so concentrated a state, that one drop killed a dog almost instantaneously.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 330, September 6, 1828 Various