01 n. One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and some other base.
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One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and some other base.(Chem.)
Phrases & compounds
Potassium ferricyanide —
red prussiate of potash; a dark, red, crystalline salt, K6(CN)12Fe2, consisting of the double cyanide of potassium and ferric iron. From it is derived the ferrous ferricyanate, Turnbull's blue.