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Ferricyanide

Ferˊri-cy′a-nide

(?; 104)
,
Noun.
[
Ferri-
+
cyanide
.]
(Chem.)
One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and some other base.
Potassium ferricyanide
(Chem.)
,
red prussiate of potash; a dark, red, crystalline salt,
K6(CN)12Fe2
, consisting of the double cyanide of potassium and ferric iron. From it is derived the ferrous ferricyanate, Turnbull’s blue.