ferrocyanide

  1. Noun.  (chemistry) any of various salts containing the tetravalent anion Fe(CN)64-; used in making blue pigments.
  2. Noun.  (chemistry) a complex ion in which a central ferrous iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions.

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