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Fer`ri*cy"a*nide (?; 104), n.
[Ferri- + cyanide.] (Chem.) One of a
complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and some other
base.


Potassium ferricyanide (Chem.), red
prussiate of potash; a dark, red, crystalline salt,
K6(CN)12Fe2, consisting of the
double cyanide of potassium and ferric iron. From it is derived the
ferrous ferricyanate, Turnbull's blue.


Fer"ri*er (?), n. A
ferryman.
Calthrop.


Fer*rif"er*ous (?), a. [L.
ferrum iron + -ferous: cf. F. ferrifère.]
Producing or yielding iron.


Fer`ri*prus"si*ate (? or ?; see Prussiate, 277),
n. [Ferri- + prussiate.]
(Chem.) A ferricyanate; a ferricyanide. [R.]


Fer`ri*prus"sic (? or ?; see Prussik, 277),
a. [Ferri- + prussic.] (Chem.)
Ferricyanic. [R.]


Fer"ro- (&?;). (Chem.) A prefix, or combining
form, indicating ferrous iron as an ingredient; as,
ferrocyanide.


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