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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.Definition 2024
ferricyanide
ferricyanide
English
Noun
ferricyanide (plural ferricyanides)
- (chemistry) any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)63-; used in making blue pigments
- (chemistry) a complex ion in which a central ferric iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions
Derived terms
- ferrous ferricyanide
- potassium ferricyanide