ferricyanic acid

noun

fer·​ri·​cyanic acid

¦feˌrī,

¦ferē+…-

: a brown crystalline unstable acid H₃Fe(CN)₆ obtained by treating ferricyanides with strong acids

Word History

Etymology

ferri- + cyanic

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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