English dictionary
nitroprussic
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adjective
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Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a complex acid called <i>nitroprussic</i> acid, obtained indirectly by the action of nitric acid on potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate), as a red crystalline unstable substance. It forms salts called <i>nitroprussides</i>, which give a rich purple color with alkaline sulphides.
Source: webster1913