ferrocyanic acid

noun

fer·​ro·​cyanic acid

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: a white crystalline acid H₄Fe(CN)₆ obtained by treating ferrocyanides with acids

Word History

Etymology

ferrocyanic International Scientific Vocabulary ferro- + cyanic

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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