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Ferriprussiate
Ferriprussiate Fer`ri*prus"si*ate (? or ?; see Prussiate, 277), n. [Ferri- + prussiate.] (Chem.) A ferricyanate; a ferricyanide. [R.]
Ferriprussic
Ferriprussic Fer`ri*prus"sic (? or ?; see Prussik, 277), a. [Ferri- + prussic.] (Chem.) Ferricyanic. [R.]
Ferroprussiate
Ferroprussiate Fer`ro*prus"si*ate (? or ? or ?; see Prussiate, 277), n. [Ferro- + prussiate.] (Chem.) A ferrocyanate; a ferocyanide. [R.]
Ferroprussic
Ferroprussic Fer`ro*prus"sic (? or ?; see Prussic, 277), a. [Ferro- + prussic.] (Chem.) Ferrocyanic.
Nitroprussic
Nitroprussic Ni`tro*prus"sic (? or ?), a. [Nitro- + prussic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a complex acid called nitroprussic acid, obtained indirectly by the action of nitric acid on potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate), as a red crystalline unstable substance. It forms salts called nitroprussides, which give a rich purple color with alkaline subphides.
Nitroprusside
Nitroprusside Ni`tro*prus"side, n. See Nitroprussic.
Prussian blue
Blue Blue (bl[=u]), n. 1. One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism; the color of the clear sky, or a color resembling that, whether lighter or darker; a pigment having such color. Sometimes, poetically, the sky. 2. A pedantic woman; a bluestocking. [Colloq.] 3. pl. [Short for blue devils.] Low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy. [Colloq.] Berlin blue, Prussian blue. Mineral blue. See under Mineral. Prussian blue. See under Prussian.
Prussian carp
Gibel Gib"el, n. [G. gibel, giebel.] (Zo["o]l.) A kind of carp (Cyprinus gibelio); -- called also Prussian carp.
Prussiate
Prussiate Prus"si*ate, n. [Cf. F. prussiate.] (Chem.) A salt of prussic acid; a cyanide. Red prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferricyanide, under Ferricyanide. Yellow prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferrocyanide, under Ferrocyanide.
Prussic
Prussic Prus"sic, a. [Cf. F. prussique.] (Old Chem.) designating the acid now called hydrocyanic acid, but formerly called prussic acid, because Prussian blue is derived from it or its compounds. See Hydrocyanic.
prussic acid
Hydrocyanic Hy`dro*cy*an"ic, a. [Hydro-, 2 + anic: cf. F. hydrocyanique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from the combination of, hydrogen and cyanogen. Hydrocyanic acid (Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, HCN, having a characteristic peach-blossom odor. It is one of the most deadly poisons. It is made by the action of sulphuric acid on yellow prussiate of potassium (potassium ferrocyanide), and chemically resembles hydrochloric and hydrobromic acids. Called also prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide, etc.
Red prussiate of potash
Prussiate Prus"si*ate, n. [Cf. F. prussiate.] (Chem.) A salt of prussic acid; a cyanide. Red prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferricyanide, under Ferricyanide. Yellow prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferrocyanide, under Ferrocyanide.
Yellow prussiate of potash
Prussiate Prus"si*ate, n. [Cf. F. prussiate.] (Chem.) A salt of prussic acid; a cyanide. Red prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferricyanide, under Ferricyanide. Yellow prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferrocyanide, under Ferrocyanide.

Meaning of Pruss from wikipedia

- Pruss is a German language habitational surname for someone from Prussia. Notable people with the name include: Alexander Pruss (1973), Canadian philosopher...
- Max Pruss (13 September 1891 – 28 November 1960) was the captain of the Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg on its last voyage and a surviving crew member of the...
- Alexander Robert Pruss (born January 5, 1973) is a Canadian philosopher and mathematician. He is currently a professor of philosophy and the co-director...
- Carl Pruss (1818–1886) was a Prussian Lithuanian teacher and businessman. He is the earliest reliably known ancestor of the Pruss family most notable for...
- Johann Adam Woldemar Pruss (1875–1935) was a Russian military doctor of Latvian and Lithuanian origin. He served in the Grand Duchy of Finland, headed...
- Vladimir Pruss (1906–1970s) was a Soviet historian who researched the social history of rural areas in the Southern Urals. He founded the history department...
- thunderstorms. Advised of the poor weather conditions at Lakehurst, Captain Max Pruss charted a course over Manhattan Island, causing a public spectacle as people...
- Scott Free Productions is financing the project with Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss and Mingo serving as producers, and Rebecca Feuer serving as an executive...
- Eugene Ernst Prussing (July 12, 1855 – July 12, 1936) was an American entertainment lawyer and philanthropist based in Chicago. Prussing was born in Chicago...
- Laurel Lunt Prussing (born February 21, 1941) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, the Mayor...