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 Prussian Blue.Psalm cv. 28. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Prus’sic Acid
 
means the acid of Prussian blue. It is now termed in science hydrocyan’ic acid, because it is made from a cyanide of iron.   1
 


 Prussian Blue.Psalm cv. 28. 

 
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