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Prussian blue
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Etymology
The pigment was discovered circa 1700 in the German state of Prussia by a paint-maker named Diesbach.
Noun
Prussian blue (countable and uncountable, plural Prussian blues)
- (inorganic chemistry) An insoluble dark, bright blue pigment, ferric ferrocyanide (equivalent to ferrous ferricyanide), used in painting and dyeing, and as an antidote for certain kinds of heavy metal poisoning.
- A moderate to rich blue colour, tinted with deep greenish blue.
- Prussian blue:
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pigment
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colour
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Adjective
Prussian blue (comparative more Prussian blue, superlative most Prussian blue)
- Of a rich blue colour, tinted with green.
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See also
- Alice blue
- aqua
- aquamarine
- azure
- baby blue
- beryl
- bice
- bice blue
- blueberry
- blue green
- blue violet
- cadet blue
- Cambridge blue
- cerulean
- cobalt blue
- Copenhagen blue
- cornflower
- cornflower blue
- cyan
- dark blue
- Dodger blue
- duck-egg blue
- eggshell blue
- electric blue
- gentian blue
- ice blue
- lapis lazuli
- light blue
- lovat
- mazarine
- midnight blue
- navy
- Nile blue
- Oxford blue
- peacock blue
- petrol blue
- powder blue
- Prussian blue
- robin's-egg blue
- royal blue
- sapphire
- saxe blue
- sky blue
- slate blue
- teal
- turquoise
- ultramarine
- Wedgwood blue
- zaffre
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