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ferricyanide

[fer-ahy-sahy-uh-nahyd, fer-ee-]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a salt of ferricyanic acid, as potassium ferricyanide, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 .



ferricyanide

/ ˌɛɪˈɪəˌԲɪ /

noun

  1. any salt of ferricyanic acid

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ferricyanide1

First recorded in 1865–70; ferri- + cyanide
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Example Sentences

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To reduce the heat carried by these moving ions, Zhou and his colleagues spiked their ferricyanide with a positively charged organic compound called guanidinium.

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Welham used a photogram printing process called wet cyanotype, where ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide are mixed to create a photosensitive solution which is then painted on to watercolour paper and left to dry.

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When I was growing up my chemistry set had a lot of potentially harmful chemicals like copper sulfate and potassium ferricyanide.

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Ferrocyanide–ferricyanide has been used as a reversible redox couple, but it could potentially produce toxic hydrogen-cyanide gas at the electrodes.

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Cyanotype is a photographic medium that uses ferric ammonium citrate, potassium ferricyanide, and simple sunlight to make an image.

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