platinocyanide

American  

[plat-n-oh-sahy-uh-nahyd, -nid] / ˌplæt n oʊˈsaɪ əˌnaɪd, -nɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a salt of platinocyanic acid.

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platinocyanide British  

/ ˌplætɪnəʊˈsaɪəˌnaɪd, -nɪd /

noun

1. any salt containing the divalent complex cation [Pt(CN) 4 ] ^2–

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Etymology

Origin of platinocyanide

1835–45; platinocyan(ic acid) + -ide ( def. )

Example Sentences

Barium platinocyanide, which is much used in the fluorescent screens employed in work with the R�ntgen rays, shows a brilliant green fluorescence with ordinary light.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

A piece of barium platinocyanide paper lay on the bench there.

From Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery by Iles, George

With mercurous nitrate, the platinocyanide of potassium forms a thick smalt blue, and the platinidcyanide a dark blue precipitate.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

Ammonium platinocyanide, cooled while stimulated by arc light, glows fully at—180�; but on warming it glows like a lamp.

From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith

The screen of barium platinocyanide is, therefore, another means for revealing the unknown world.

From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by Widtsoe, John Andreas