K6CN12Fe2

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ferricyanide \Fer`ri*cy"a*nide\ (?; 104), n. [Ferri- + cyanide.]
     (Chem.)
     One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and
     some other base.
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     {Potassium ferricyanide} (Chem.), red prussiate of potash; a
        dark, red, crystalline salt, {K6(CN)12Fe2}, consisting of
        the double cyanide of potassium and ferric iron. From it
        is derived the ferrous ferricyanate, Turnbull's blue.
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