1. Plural of ferricyanide; chemical compounds containing the ferricyanide ion [Fe(CN)₆]³⁻, typically used in analytical chemistry, photography, and industrial processes.
Usage: chemistry; technical term; plural form

Examples

• Ferricyanides are commonly used in redox titrations to determine the concentration of reducing agents.
• Potassium ferricyanide is a well-known ferricyanide compound used in blueprint paper.
• The laboratory technician prepared a solution of ferricyanides for the electrochemical analysis.
• Ferricyanides can be reduced to ferrocyanides under appropriate conditions.
• These ferricyanides exhibit characteristic deep red or yellow colors depending on their counterions.