Prussian red

English

Etymology

Discovered by Prussian chemist Leopold Gmelin.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛd

Noun

Prussian red (countable and uncountable, plural Prussian reds)

(chemistry) Potassium ferricyanide, K₃[Fe(CN)₆], a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment.
The colour of this compound: a hue of semi-dark brownish red

Translations

pigment

Finnish: preussinpunainen (fi)
German: Preußisch Rot n

colour

Finnish: preussinpunainen (fi)
German: Preußisch Rot n
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: pruska czerwień f
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can

See also

Prussian blue

Adjective

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

Of a brownish hue of red colour.
Prussian red:

Translations

of a hue of red

Finnish: preussinpunainen (fi)
Hungarian: poroszvörös

See also

Prussian blue

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