The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
platinocyanide
n. (context chemistry English) Any of several salts containing the anion Pt(CN)42-
Wikipedia
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.