any salt containing the divalent complex cation [Pt(CN)4]2–
platinocyanide in American English
(ˌplætənˌoʊˈsaɪəˌnaɪd)
noun
a double salt of platinous cyanide and another cyanide
platinocyanide in American English
(ˌplætnouˈsaiəˌnaid, -nɪd)
noun
Chemistry
a salt of platinocyanic acid
Also called: cyanoplatinite
Word origin
[1835–45; platinocyan(icacid) + -ide]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, daisy chain, grandstand, protein, squeegee-ide is a suffix used in the names of chemical compounds. Other words that use the affix-ide include: cerebroside, cyanide, glucoside, glyceride, nucleoside