ferricyanide

English

Noun

ferricyanide (plural ferricyanides)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)₆^3-; used in making blue pigments.
2. (inorganic chemistry) A complex ion in which a central ferric iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions.

Derived terms

• ferrithiocyanide
• ferrous ferricyanide
• potassium ferricyanide

See also

• ferrocyanide