yellow prussiate of potash

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

yellow prussiate of potash
    n 1: a cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of
         potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by
         gardeners [syn: {potassium ferrocyanide}, {yellow prussiate
         of potash}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Prussiate \Prus"si*ate\, n. [Cf. F. prussiate.] (Chem.)
   A salt of prussic acid; a cyanide.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Red prussiate of potash}. See {Potassium ferricyanide},
      under {Ferricyanide}.

   {Yellow prussiate of potash}. See {Potassium ferrocyanide},
      under {Ferrocyanide}.
      [1913 Webster]

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