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Prussian red

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Discovered by Prussian chemist Leopold Gmelin.

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Prussian red (countable and uncountable, plural Prussian reds)

  1. (chemistry) Potassium ferricyanide, K3[Fe(CN)6], a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment.
  2. The colour of this compound: a hue of semi-dark brownish red

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Adjective

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Prussian red (comparative more Prussian red, superlative most Prussian red)

  1. Of a brownish hue of red colour.
    Prussian red:  

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