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Platinocyanide

Platinocyanide \Plat`i*no*cy"a*nide\, n. (Chem.) A double cyanide of platinum and some other metal or radical; a salt of platinocyanic acid.

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platinocyanide

n. (context chemistry English) Any of several salts containing the anion Pt(CN)42-

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Platinocyanide

A platinocyanide is a salt containing the anion Pt(CN). Barium platinocyanide, BaPt(CN), was important in the discovery of X-rays, and in the development of the fluoroscope. One platinocyanide salt with interesting conductive properties is Krogmann's salt, used in Cathode Ray Tube Televisions as the fluorescent material.

Category:Cyanides Category:Platinum compounds

Usage examples of "platinocyanide".

A sheet of paper coated with barium platinocyanide was fluorescing, even though it was shut off from the tube.