mell on hydric

[English mell on(e), hydr(ogen), and suff. -ic.] (See the compound.) mell on hydric-acid, s. Chem.: CN13H3, Mellonide of hydrogen. Obtained by di olving mellonide of mercury in dilute hydrocyanic acid, precipitating the mercury by means of sulphydric acid, and driving off the hydro-cyanic acid by a gentle heat. It is soluble in water and in alcohol, po e es a strong acid taste, and expels carbonic acid from carbonates with effervescence. ides.]