Prussian blue
An insoluble dark, bright blue pigment, ferric ferrocyanide, used in painting and…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.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Berliner Blau, Preußisch Blau
берли́нская лазу́рьberlínskaja lazúrʹ
(countable, uncountable)A moderate to rich blue colour, tinted with deep greenish blue.
Berliner Blau, Preußischblau
a dark greenish-blue color
Translations
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Origin
The pigment was discovered circa 1700 in the German state of Prussia by a paint-maker nameThe pigment was discovered circa 1700 in the German state of Prussia by a paint-maker named Diesbach.
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Forms
plural: Prussian blues| Singular | Prussian blue |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- any of various blue pigments:iron blue
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable