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Etymology
Discovered by Prussian chemist Leopold Gmelin.
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Noun
Prussian red (countable and uncountable, plural Prussian reds)
- (chemistry) Potassium ferricyanide, K3, a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment.
- The colour of this compound: a hue of semi-dark brownish red
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Adjective
Prussian red (comparative more Prussian red, superlative most Prussian red)
- Of a brownish hue of red colour.
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