1. a salt or compound containing cyanide, especially potassium ferrocyanide or potassium ferricyanide
Usage: chemistry; archaic or technical term

1. to treat or combine with a prussiate; to convert into a prussiate
Usage: chemistry; archaic or technical term

Examples

• The chemist prepared a prussiate solution for the experiment.
• Prussiate of potash was historically used in blueprint paper production.
• The compound was prussiated to increase its stability.
• Early photographers used prussiate compounds in their processes.