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Prussian red

Prussian red noun: potassium ferricyanide, K₃[Fe(CN)₆], a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment.

Noun

Prussian red (countable and uncountable, plural Prussian reds)

  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

Adjective

Prussian red (comparative more Prussian red, superlative most Prussian red)

  1. Of a brownish hue of red colour.

Prussian red meaning in Hindi

Prussian red in Hindi

colour
प्रशियाई लाल praśiyāī lāl

Forms of Prussian red

Noun
pluralPrussian reds
Adjective
comparativemore Prussian red
superlativemost Prussian red

Origin of Prussian red

Discovered by Prussian chemist Leopold Gmelin.

Words that rhyme with Prussian red

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Questions about Prussian red

What does Prussian red mean?
Prussian red means potassium ferricyanide, K₃[Fe(CN)₆], a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment.
What is Prussian red in Hindi?
Prussian red in Hindi is प्रशियाई लाल (praśiyāī lāl). See Prussian red meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Prussian red?
Prussian red can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Prussian red?
The plural of Prussian red is Prussian reds.

Words near Prussian red in the dictionary

  1. Prussian carps
  2. Prussian collar
  3. Prussian collars
  4. Prussian green
  5. Prussian greens
  6. Prussian red
  7. Prussian reds
  8. Prussian ton
  9. Prussian tons
  10. Prussian white
  11. Prussianisation

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