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Definition of Ferricyanide

1. Noun. Salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide.

Definition of Ferricyanide

1. n. One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and some other base.

Definition of Ferricyanide

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Medical Definition of Ferricyanide

1. One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and some other base. Potassium ferricyanide, red prussiate of potash; a dark, red, crystalline salt, K6(CN)12Fe2, consisting of the double cyanide of potassium and ferric iron. From it is derived the ferrous ferricyanate, Turnbull's blue. Origin: Ferri- + cyanide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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