prussiate

[ pruhsh-ee-eyt, -it, pruhs- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a ferricyanide or ferrocyanide.

  2. a salt of prussic acid; a cyanide.

Origin of prussiate

1
From French, dating back to 1780–90; see origin at prussic acid, -ate2

Words Nearby prussiate

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use prussiate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for prussiate

prussiate

/ (ˈprʌʃɪɪt) /


noun
  1. any cyanide, ferrocyanide, or ferricyanide

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012