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FERRICYANIC
Adjective
ferricyanic (not comparable)
(inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferricyanide
Source: Wiktionary
Fer`ri*cy*an"ic, a. Etym: [Ferri- + cyanic.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, a ferricyanide. Ferricyanic acid (Chem.), a brown crystalline substance, H6(CN)12Fe2, obtained from potassium ferricyanide, and regarded as the type of the ferricyanides; -- called also hydro-ferricyanic acid, hydrogen ferricyanide, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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