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Definition: POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE |
POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE1. (Chem.), yellow prussiate of potash; a tough, yellow, crystalline salt, K4(CN)6Fe , the starting point in the manufacture of almost all cyanogen compounds, and the basis of the ferric ferrocyanate, prussian blue. It is obtained by strongly heating together potash, scrap iron, and animal matter containing nitrogen, as horn, leather, blood, etc., in iron pots. |
| Domain | Definition |
Food & Agriculture | A substance which forms insoluble compounds with most of the heavy metals which occur in musts and wines. Used in some countries to remove these metals and prevent casse. Source: European Union. (references) |
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On February 20, 2002 four Moroccans were arrested while in possession detailed maps of the US embassy in Rome, the Rome water supply network, and four kilograms of potassium ferrocyanide.
See also: potassium ferricyanide, Prussian blue
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Crosswords: POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE |
| English words defined with "POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE": ferrocyanic acid ♦ hydrocyanic acid ♦ Nitroprussic ♦ Prussian blue ♦ Yellow prussiate of potash. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE": Farrar process ♦ Prussian Blue Reaction ♦ white gunpowder. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
potassium ferrocyanide | 6 |
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| Language | Translations for "POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kaliumferrocyanid (yellow prussiate of potash). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kaliumferrocyanide (yellow prussiate of potash), geelkali (yellow prussiate of potash). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kaliumferrosyanidi (K4 FE(CN)6, yellow prussiate of potash). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | K4 Fe(CN)6 (yellow prussiate of potash), ferrocyanure de potassium (yellow prussiate of potash). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | K4 FE(CN)6 (K4 FE(CN)6, yellow prussiate of potash), Gelbkali (K4 FE(CN)6, yellow prussiate of potash), gelbes Blutlaugensalz (K4 FE(CN)6, yellow prussiate of potash), Ferrocyankalium (K4 FE(CN)6, yellow prussiate of potash). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σιδηροκυανιούχο κάλιο (K4 FE(CN)6, potassium ferricyanide, yellow prussiate of potash). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | K4 Fe(CN)6 (K4 FE(CN)6, yellow prussiate of potash), ferrocianuro potassico (K4 FE(CN)6, yellow prussiate of potash). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | otassiumpay errocyanidefay ferrocianeto de potássio (K4 FE(CN)6, yellow prussiate of potash). (various references) ferrocianuro potásico (K4 FE(CN)6, yellow prussiate of potash), ferrocianuro de potasio (K3Fe(CN)6, K4 FE(CN)6, potassium ferricyanide, yellow prussiate of potash). (various references) kaliumferrocyanid (K4 FE(CN)6, yellow prussiate of potash). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 4F 54 41 53 53 49 55 4D 46 45 52 52 4F 43 59 41 4E 49 44 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01001111 01010100 01000001 01010011 01010011 01001001 01010101 01001101 00100000 01000110 01000101 01010010 01010010 01001111 01000011 01011001 01000001 01001110 01001001 01000100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P O T A S S I U M   F E R R O C Y A N I D E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 004F 0054 0041 0053 0053 0049 0055 004D 0046 0045 0052 0052 004F 0043 0059 0041 004E 0049 0044 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5049543553534355472403952524937593548433839 |
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