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Definition of Potassium ferrocyanide

1. Noun. A cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Potassium Ferrocyanide

Literary usage of Potassium ferrocyanide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius, Samuel William Johnson (1883)
"Conduct chlorine gas slowly into a solution of 1 part of potassium ferrocyanide in 10 parts of water, with frequent stirring, until the solution exhibits a ..."

2. Laboratory manual for the detection of poisons and powerful drugs by Wilhelm Autenrieth (1921)
"Detection of Hydrocyanic Acid in Presence of potassium ferrocyanide When material contains non-poisonous potassium ferrocyanide, hydrocyanic acid will ..."

3. Laboratory manual for the detection of poisons and powerful drugs by Wilhelm Autenrieth (1921)
"Detection of Hydrocyanic Acid in Presence of potassium ferrocyanide When material contains non-poisonous potassium ferrocyanide, hydrocyanic acid will ..."

4. Laboratory Manual for the Detection of Poisons and Powerful Drugs by Wilhelm Autenrieth, William Homer Warren (1915)
"Detection of Hydrocyanic Acid in Presence of potassium ferrocyanide When material contains non-poisonous potassium ferrocyanide, hydrocyanic acid will ..."

5. Experimental Organic Chemistry by James Flack Norris (1915)
"Heat to a high temperature in a porcelain crucible about 1 gram of potassium ferrocyanide. (Eq.) When cold add water, and heat to boiling. ..."

6. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"+ 2KOH Cyanide of Ferrous Potassium potassium hydroxide ferrocyanide Caustic potash On a large scale, potassium ferrocyanide is made from animal refuse, ..."

7. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1899)
"This will require 3.767 gram-molecules of potassium ferrocyanide to precipitate ... The titration is as follows: 3.676 grams of potassium ferrocyanide are ..."

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