prussiate

American  

[pruhsh-ee-eyt, -it, pruhs-] / ˈprʌʃ iˌeɪt, -ɪt, ˈprʌs- /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a ferricyanide or ferrocyanide.

2. a salt of prussic acid; a cyanide.

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prussiate British  

/ ˈprʌʃɪɪt /

noun

1. any cyanide, ferrocyanide, or ferricyanide

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Etymology

Origin of prussiate

From French, dating back to 1780–90; see origin at prussic acid, -ate ²

Example Sentences

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prussiate

Yellow prussiate of potash is an excellent medium, and this is sprinkled over the cherry-heated article to be annealed.

From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough

A few grains of red prussiate of potash are dissolved in a suitable quantity of water, the latter being barely tinged, not of a strong yellow color.

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.

Titanium green is a ferrocyanide of that metal, produced by adding yellow prussiate of potash to a solution of titanic acid in dilute hydrochloric acid, and heating the mixture to ebullition rapidly.

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

There, too, is a square, but in this case it is not foil, but paper which has been soaked in prussiate of potash.

From Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science by Corbin, Thomas W.

Another Prussian green, with a base of cobalt, is obtained by precipitating the nitrate of that metal with yellow prussiate of potash.

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