YELLOW PRUSSIATE OF POTASH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yellow prussiate of potash mean? 

• YELLOW PRUSSIATE OF POTASH (noun)
  The noun YELLOW PRUSSIATE OF POTASH 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: YELLOW PRUSSIATE OF POTASH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• YELLOW PRUSSIATE OF POTASH (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 ("yellow prussiate of potash" is a kind of...):

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