Thiocyanate

3 definitions found

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

  Sulphocyanate \Sul`pho*cy"a*nate\, n. (Chem.)
     A salt of sulphocyanic acid; -- also called {thiocyanate},
     and formerly inaccurately {sulphocyanide}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Ferric sulphocyanate} (Chem.), a dark red crystalline


        substance usually obtained in a blood-red solution, and
        recognized as a test for ferric iron.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thiocyanate \Thi`o*cy"a*nate\, n. (Chem.)
     Same as {Sulphocyanate}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thiocyanate
       n : a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are
           fused with sulfur