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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)

  1. (chemistry) any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)63-; used in making blue pigments
  2. (chemistry) a complex ion in which a central ferric iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions

Derived terms

  • ferrous ferricyanide
  • potassium ferricyanide

See also