Cobalticyanides

/koʊˌbɔltɪsaɪˈænɪdz/ noun

Definition

Plural of cobalticyanide; chemical compounds containing cobalt bonded to cyanide ligands in a coordination complex.

Etymology

From cobaltic, cyanic, plus -ides (chemical suffix for compounds). Plural formation in chemistry nomenclature.

Kelly Says

Prussian blue, one of the most famous pigments ever created, is actually a complex iron-cyanide compound—and cobalticyanides are its cobalt cousins, showing how cyanide complexes revolutionized both chemistry and art.

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