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FERRICYANIDE
ferricyanide
(noun) salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide
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Noun
ferricyanide (plural ferricyanides)
(inorganic chemistry) Any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)63-; used in making blue pigments.
(inorganic chemistry) A complex ion in which a central ferric iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions.
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Fer`ri*cy"a*nide (; 104), n. Etym: [Ferri- + cyanide.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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