ferricyanide n 1: salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide
Ferricyanide \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. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster]