| ferricyanic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, a ferricyanide. <chemistry> Ferricyanic acid, a brown crystalline substance, H6(CN)12Fe2, obtained from potassium ferricyanide, and regarded as the type of the ferricyanides. Synonym: hydro-ferricyanic acid, hydrogen ferricyanide, etc. Origin: Ferri- + cyanic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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