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ferricyanide

American  
[fer-ahy-sahy-uh-nahyd, fer-ee-] / ˌfɛr aɪˈsaɪ əˌnaɪd, ˌfɛr i- /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a salt of ferricyanic acid, as potassium ferricyanide, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 .


ferricyanide British  
/ ˌfɛrɪˈsaɪəˌnaɪd /

noun

  1. any salt of ferricyanic acid

"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

Etymology

Origin of ferricyanide

First recorded in 1865–70; ferri- + cyanide


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Cyanotype is a photographic medium that uses ferric ammonium citrate, potassium ferricyanide, and simple sunlight to make an image.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 23, 2011

Expose until the image is visible, then develop by floating on a solution of potassium ferricyanide at 5 per 100 of water—the image appears at once with a rich brown color.

From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Peter C. Duchochois

Also prepare a test solution by dissolving 0.1 gram of ferricyanide of potassium in 100 c.c. of water.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

I have here in solution uranium nitrate, plus potassium ferricyanide acidified with acetic acid.

From Spawn of the Comet by H. Thompson (Harold Thompson) Rich

In case of need, the ferricyanide can be purified by adding to its solution a little bromine water and recrystallizing the compound.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Henry P. Talbot

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