POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does potassium ferrocyanide mean? 

• POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE (noun)
  The noun POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE has 1 sense:

1. a cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners

  Familiarity information: POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

potassium ferrocyanide; yellow prussiate of potash

Hypernyms ("potassium ferrocyanide" is a kind of...):

ferrocyanide (salt of ferrocyanic acid usually obtained by a reaction of a cyanide with iron sulphate)

 Context examples 

In the prussian blue staining, the sections are treated with an acidic solution of potassium ferrocyanide and any ferric iron present reacts to form an insoluble bright blue pigment called Prussian blue.

(Iron Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)