Prussian red

English

Etymology

Discovered by Prussian chemist Leopold Gmelin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛd

Noun

Prussian red (countable and uncountable, plural Prussian reds)

1. (chemistry) Potassium ferricyanide, K₃[Fe(CN)₆], a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment.
2. 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)

1. Of a brownish hue of red colour.

   Prussian red:  

Translations

of a hue of red

• Finnish: preussinpunainen (fi)
• Hungarian: poroszvörös

See also

• Prussian blue