Nitroprusside Definition

Nitroprusside Sentence Examples

• It crystallizes in dark red prisms which are readily soluble in water; it is a valuable reagent for the detection of sulphur, this element when in the form of an alkaline sulphide giving a characteristic purple blue coloration with the nitroprusside.

• Medication. Nitroprusside, lithium, or iodides can induce hypothyroidism.

• Sulphur is detected by heating the substance with sodium, dissolving the product in water, and adding sodium nitroprusside; a bluish-violet coloration indicates sulphur.

• Sodium nitroprusside, Na 2 Fe(NC) 5 N02H 2 O, is the commonest salt.