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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)₆³⁻; used in making blue pigments.
2. 2
   salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide wordnet
3. 3
   A complex ion in which a central ferric iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cyanoferrateferrihexacyanide

Related phrases

ferrous ferricyanidepotassium ferricyanidecomplex ion

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