Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferricyanide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: fer-ri-cyanide
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)₆³⁻; used in making blue pigments.

noun

A complex ion in which a central ferric iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions.

Inflected Forms

ferricyanides (plural)

Derived Forms

ferrithiocyanide nitroferricyanide

Phrases

ferrous ferricyanide potassium ferricyanide

Frequently Paired Words

ferrocyanide

Questions

What does ferricyanide mean?: Any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)₆³⁻; used in making blue pigments.

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