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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

The first of these is the “bleach,” or oxidizing mixture of bromide and ferricyanide.

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 John A. Tennant

They combine readily with the alkyl iodides to form alkyl acridinium iodides, which are readily transformed by the action of alkaline potassium ferricyanide to N-alkyl acridones.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

In the case of many formulae, it will be noticed that equal quantities of bromide and ferricyanide are recommended.

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 John A. Tennant

The ferricyanide had a small influence and, as might be expected, hyposulphite is fatal to the assay.

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

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