|rübē|anik- noun
Etymology: rubeanic International Scientific Vocabulary rube- (from Latin rubeus red, reddish) + -ane + -ic
: an intensely colored thioamide (CSNH 2 ) 2 that is a weak acid, that is made by addition of hydrogen sulfide to cyanogen, and that forms deeply colored heat-stable nickel salts; dithio-oxamide