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Prussian red

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a brownish hue of red colour.
Noun
  1. 1
    Potassium ferricyanide, K₃[Fe(CN)₆], a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The colour of this compound: a hue of semi-dark brownish red countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Discovered by Prussian chemist Leopold Gmelin.

Etymology 2

Discovered by Prussian chemist Leopold Gmelin.

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