Bitter-almond odour
The characteristic smell of hydrogen cyanide, detectable at autopsy in approximately 40% of people (a genetically determined anosmia to HCN). Present in the stomach, lungs, and blood in cyanide-poisoning deaths.
The characteristic smell of hydrogen cyanide, detectable at autopsy in approximately 40% of people (a genetically determined anosmia to HCN). Present in the stomach, lungs, and blood in cyanide-poisoning deaths.
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