potassium cyanide
noun
: a very poisonous crystalline salt KCN used especially in gold and silver extraction from ore
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The documentary reveals that potassium cyanide was used it a quality control tests of Tylenol and was found in the vicinity of where the pills were assembled.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
According to reports, the unknown killer bought Extra-Strength Tylenol from six different stores in the Chicago area and packed the capsules with large doses of deadly potassium cyanide.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
After several bottles of Tylenol were tampered with and laced with potassium cyanide, resulting in tragic deaths, the company immediately pulled 31 million bottles from store shelves and issued a nationwide warning.
—Jimi Gibson, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Officials bought potassium cyanide instead of sodium cyanide.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
According to reports, the unknown killer bought Extra-Strength Tylenol from six different stores in the Chicago area and packed the capsules with large doses of deadly potassium cyanide.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
After several bottles of Tylenol were tampered with and laced with potassium cyanide, resulting in tragic deaths, the company immediately pulled 31 million bottles from store shelves and issued a nationwide warning.
—Jimi Gibson, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Officials bought potassium cyanide instead of sodium cyanide.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Potassium cyanide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potassium%20cyanide. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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