Thesaurus: ferricyanide

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1. n. One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and some other base.
2. n. salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide
3. One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and some other base. Potassium ferricyanide (Chem.), red prussiate of potash; a dark, red, crystalline salt, K6(CN)12Fe2, consisting of the double cyanide of potassium and ferric iron. From it is derived the ferrous ferricyanate, Turnbull's blue.
4. One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron andsome other base. Potassium ferricyanide (Chem.), red prussiate ofpotash; a dark, red, crystalline salt, K6(CN)12Fe2, consisting of thedouble cyanide of potassium and ferric iron. From it is derived theferrous ferricyanate, Turnbull's blue.
5. n. salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide