Sulphocyanate \Sul`pho*cy"a*nate\, n. (Chem.) A salt of sulphocyanic acid; -- also called {thiocyanate}, and formerly inaccurately {sulphocyanide}. [1913 Webster] {Ferric sulphocyanate} (Chem.), a dark red crystalline substance usually obtained in a blood-red solution, and recognized as a test for ferric iron. [1913 Webster]