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ferricyanogen

ferricyanogen noun: a hexavalent radical, Fe₂(CN)₁₂, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.

Noun

ferricyanogen (uncountable)

  1. A hexavalent radical, Fe₂(CN)₁₂, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.

Origin of ferricyanogen

From ferri- + cyanogen.

Questions about ferricyanogen

What does ferricyanogen mean?
Ferricyanogen means a hexavalent radical, Fe₂(CN)₁₂, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
What part of speech is ferricyanogen?
Ferricyanogen is a noun.

Words near ferricyanogen in the dictionary

  1. ferricyanate
  2. ferricyanates
  3. ferricyanic
  4. ferricyanide
  5. ferricyanides
  6. ferricyanogen
  7. ferricytochrome
  8. ferricytochromes
  9. Ferriday
  10. ferride
  11. ferrides

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