potassium ferrocyanide
noun
: a tough yellow crystalline salt K4Fe(CN)6 made from the cyanogen compounds obtained as by-products in the carbonization of coal or directly by reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts and used chiefly in making iron blue pigments
called also yellow prussiate of potash
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“Potassium ferrocyanide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potassium%20ferrocyanide. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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