English Explanatory Dictionary

Prussian red

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Potassium ferricyanide, K₃[Fe(CN)₆], a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment.
  2. The colour of this compound: a hue of semi-dark brownish red
adj
  1. Of a brownish hue of red colour.

Word forms

Prussian red Prussian reds more Prussian red most Prussian red

Etymology

Discovered by Prussian chemist Leopold Gmelin.

Related words

Prussian blue
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