ferrocyanide
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ferrocyanide
Example Sentences
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He extensively used potassium ferrocyanide to bleach detail into dark areas.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2018
He admonished them for sending their spies to a foreign country equipped with “soap made of potassium ferrocyanide or toilet water that contains lead acetate.”
From Scientific American • Apr. 5, 2014
On exposure to ultraviolet light, the compounds react to form a dye called Prussian Blue, or ferric ferrocyanide.
From Scientific American • Dec. 23, 2011
Upon further investigation, however, authorities learned that the chemical appeared to be potassium ferrocyanide, which is not lethal when diluted in water.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the best of the lot is a solution of the two substances potassium ferricyanide and potassium bromide, which forms an image of silver ferrocyanide and silver bromide.
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.
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