Prussian red
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Discovered by Prussian chemist Leopold Gmelin.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛd
Noun[edit]
Prussian red (countable and uncountable, plural Prussian reds)
- (chemistry) Potassium ferricyanide, K3[Fe(CN)6], a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment.
- The colour of this compound: a hue of semi-dark brownish red
Translations[edit]
pigment
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colour
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Adjective[edit]
Prussian red (comparative more Prussian red, superlative most Prussian red)
Translations[edit]
of a hue of red
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