A salt or compound containing both iron and cyanide, commonly used in chemical processes and laboratory reactions.
From 'ferro-' (iron) + 'cyanate' (from 'cyan-', relating to cyanide compounds). The term developed in 19th-century chemistry as scientists synthesized and classified iron-cyanide compounds.
Ferrocyanates like Prussian blue were among the first synthetic pigments ever made, accidentally discovered in 1706 and used in paints and dyes for over 300 years!
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