potassium ferrocyanide
- noun
- /pəˈtæsiəm ˌfɛroʊˈsaɪənaɪd/
- Specialized
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ferrocianuro de potasio
- You should handle potassium ferrocyanide with care, as it contains cyanide ions.
Examples
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The industrial process involved adding potassium ferrocyanide to precipitate heavy metals from wastewater.
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Many gardeners appreciate potassium ferrocyanide as a fertilizer.
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Some gardeners use potassium ferrocyanide in solutions to help plants absorb nutrients more effectively.
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The laboratory used potassium ferrocyanide for several experiments.
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Some gardeners use potassium ferrocyanide in solutions to help plants absorb nutrients more effectively.
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The industrial process involved adding potassium ferrocyanide to precipitate heavy metals from wastewater.
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Many gardeners appreciate potassium ferrocyanide as a fertilizer for its beneficial properties.
Synonyms
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A chemical salt made when cyanide combines with iron
A yellow salt that forms crystals and is used to make color for paints and keep powders from clumping
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a compositional chemical name: 'potassium' (the cation) plus 'ferrocyanide' (the anion) yields the potassium salt of ferrocyanide. A learner who knows both constituent terms can infer it denotes a chemical compound (the potassium salt of ferrocyanide), so the meaning is transparently derived from its parts.
Etymology
Potassium ferrocyanide: The chemical name potassium ferrocyanide shows what it is: potassium comes from 'potash', a salt made from wood ashes, ferro means 'iron', and cyanide comes from a word for 'dark blue' because related iron chemicals were used to make a deep blue dye. So the name tells us it is a potassium salt that contains iron joined to cyanide groups.