ferrocyanide

[ fer-oh-sahy-uh-nahyd, -nid ]

/ ˌfɛr oʊˈsaɪ əˌnaɪd, -nɪd /

noun Chemistry.

a salt of ferrocyanic acid, as potassium ferrocyanide, K4Fe(CN)6.

Nearby words

ferrocerium, ferrochrome, ferrochromium, ferroconcrete, ferrocyanic acid, ferrocyanide, ferrocytochrome, ferroelectric, ferroelectricity, ferrokinetics, ferrol

Origin of ferrocyanide

First recorded in 1835–45; ferro- + cyanide

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Examples from the Web for ferrocyanide

Fifty divided by the quantity of "ferrocyanide" solution required gives the standard.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
It is also made by melting the ferrocyanide of potassium with sulphide of potassium.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885|Various
Ferridcyanide of Potassium changes in the system into Ferrocyanide.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland
It consists of a vessel of porous porcelain, the pores of which are filled with a colloidal solution of ferrocyanide of copper.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc

It is scarcely necessary to add that the latter solution can be used as the ink, and the ferrocyanide as the developer.
Legal Chemistry|A. Naquet

British Dictionary definitions for ferrocyanide

ferrocyanide

/ (ˌfɛrəʊˈsaɪəˌnaɪd) /

noun

any salt of ferrocyanic acid, such as potassium ferrocyanide, K 4 Fe(CN) 6

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