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Nitroprussic
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(a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a complex acid called nitroprussic acid, obtained indirectly by the action of nitric acid on potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate), as a red crystalline unstable substance. It forms salts called nitroprussides, which give a rich purple color with alkaline subphides.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nitroprussic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/n/nitroprussic.html. 1828.