noun
a brown unstable acid formed from ferricyanide
• Hypernyms: ↑acid
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\\|feˌrī, |ferē+...-\ nounEtymology: ferri- + cyanic
: a brown crystalline unstable acid H3Fe(CN)6 obtained by treating ferricyanides with strong acids
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/fer"uy suy an"ik, fer"ee-/, Chem.
a brown, crystalline, unstable, water-soluble solid, H3Fe(CN)6, obtained by the interaction of a ferricyanide and an acid.
[1850-55; FERRI- + CYANIC]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.