prussiate

[ pruhsh-ee-eyt, -it, pruhs- ]

/ ˈprʌʃ iˌeɪt, -ɪt, ˈprʌs- /

noun Chemistry.

a ferricyanide or ferrocyanide.

a salt of prussic acid; a cyanide.

Words nearby prussiate

prussia, prussian, prussian blue, prussianism, prussianize, prussiate, prussic, prussic acid, prusso-, prusso-danish war, prut

Origin of prussiate

From French, dating back to 1780–90; see origin at prussic acid, -ate²

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Examples from the Web for prussiate

The piece being heated may then, if small, be dipped in the prussiate of potash, or if large have the same spread upon it.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose
In default of prussiate of potash, animal or even vegetable charcoal may be used, but the latter is a very imperfect substitute.
The Art of Travel|Francis Galton
The prussiate being decomposed, and apparently dissipated, the iron is to be quenched in cold water.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
I have a peculiar kind of steel which I cannot harden by fire and water, neither will it caseharden by prussiate of potash.
Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.--No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878|Various

The goods, previously polished and finished, are heated to a bright-red, and rubbed or sprinkled over with prussiate of potash.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for prussiate

prussiate

/ (ˈprʌʃɪɪt) /

noun

any cyanide, ferrocyanide, or ferricyanide

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