noun
- A chemical compound containing iron in the ferric state bonded to cyanide groups, typically used in photography, blueprinting, and analytical chemistry.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Ferricyanide is commonly used in the production of blueprint paper.
- The laboratory technician prepared a ferricyanide solution for the chemical analysis.
- Potassium ferricyanide is a key reagent in many redox reactions.
- The ferricyanide compound exhibits a deep red color in solution.
- Photographers historically used ferricyanide in certain printing processes.