Prussian red
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Discovered by Prussian chemist Leopold Gmelin.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛd
Noun
[edit]Prussian red (countable and uncountable, plural Prussian reds)
- (chemistry) Potassium ferricyanide, K3[Fe(CN)6], a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment.
- The colour of this compound: a hue of semi-dark brownish red
Translations
[edit]pigment
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colour
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See also
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Prussian red (comparative more Prussian red, superlative most Prussian red)
Translations
[edit]of a hue of red
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