Category:Nitroprussic

Ni`tro*prus"sic ( or, a. Etym: [nitro- + prussic.] (chem.)

Defn: 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.