"Nitroprussic" is a word in ENGLISH
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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