Paris green
Paris green · Paris greens
Copper acetoarsenite, a highly toxic blue-green compound used as a pigment, colorant,…Copper(II) acetoarsenite, a highly toxic blue-green compound used as a pigment, colorant, insecticide and rodenticide.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Copper(II) acetoarsenite, a highly toxic blue-green compound used as a pigment, colorant, insecticide and rodenticide.
More definitions
- a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate
- a shade of green tinged with yellow
Forms
plural: Paris greens| Singular | Paris green |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a shade of green tinged with yellow:yellow greenyellowish greenchartreusepea green
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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