FERRICYANIDE

ferricyanide

(noun) salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

ferricyanide (plural ferricyanides)

(inorganic chemistry) Any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)₆^3-; used in making blue pigments.

(inorganic chemistry) A complex ion in which a central ferric iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions.

Source: Wiktionary

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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