ferricyanide

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noun

Any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)₆³⁻; used in making blue pigments.

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Meanings

nounferricyanide (plural ferricyanides)

plural ferricyanides

  1. chemistryAny of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)₆³⁻; used in making blue pigments.
  2. chemistryA complex ion in which a central ferric iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cyanoferrateferrihexacyanide
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