yellow prussiate of potash

2 definitions found

yellow prussiate of potash - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Prussiate \Prus"si*ate\, n. [Cf. F. prussiate.] (Chem.)
     A salt of prussic acid; a cyanide.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Red prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferricyanide,
        under Ferricyanide.
  
     Yellow prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferrocyanide,
        under Ferrocyanide.
        [1913 Webster]

yellow prussiate of potash - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  yellow prussiate of potash
      n 1: a cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of
           potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by
           gardeners [syn: potassium ferrocyanide, yellow prussiate of potash
           ]