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Definition of Ferrocyanide

1. Noun. Salt of ferrocyanic acid usually obtained by a reaction of a cyanide with iron sulphate.

Definition of Ferrocyanide

1. n. One of a series of complex double cyanides of ferrous iron and some other base.

Definition of Ferrocyanide

1. Noun. (chemistry) any of various salts containing the tetravalent anion Fe(CN)₆^4-; used in making blue pigments ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) a complex ion in which a central ferrous iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions ¹

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Definition of Ferrocyanide

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Medical Definition of Ferrocyanide

1. One of a series of complex double cyanides of ferrous iron and some other base. Potassium ferrocyanide, yellow prussiate of potash; a tough, yellow, crystalline salt, K4(CN)6Fe, the starting point in the manufacture of almost all cyanogen compounds, and the basis of the ferric ferrocyanate, prussian blue. It is obtained by strongly heating together potash, scrap iron, and animal matter containing nitrogen, as horn, leather, blood, etc, in iron pots. Origin: Ferro- + cyanide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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