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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

Example Sentences

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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

Dissolve the ounce of potassium ferricyanide in 10 ounces of water.

From Bromide Printing and Enlarging A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements by Tennant, John A.

We do not expect to obtain the results of a ferruginous treatment from the administration of a ferrocyanide or a ferricyanide.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

If the film is then plunged into solution of potassium ferricyanide it becomes red or blue, while the lines traced show by their different reaction that they consist of ordinary silver.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various

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 Talbot, Henry P.

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