'Yellow prussiate of potash' definitions:
Definition of 'yellow prussiate of potash'
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noun
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]
Definition of 'Yellow prussiate of potash'
From: GCIDE
- 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]