noun
- Complex chemical compounds containing platinum and cyanide groups, typically formed by the reaction of platinum salts with cyanides; used in analytical chemistry and as pigments.
Usage: technical; chemistry; plural form of platinocyanide
Examples
- Platinocyanides are important reagents in qualitative analysis for detecting certain metal ions.
- The laboratory synthesized several platinocyanides for use in the research project.
- Potassium platinocyanides were historically used as photographic materials.
- These platinocyanides exhibit distinctive colors that aid in chemical identification.