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Prussian blue

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Noun

Prussian blue (plural Prussian blues)

  1. (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.
  2. A moderate to rich blue colour, tinted with deep greenish blue.
    Prussian blue colour:    
A sample of Prussian blue (potassium ferrous ferricyanide) pigment

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Adjective

Prussian blue (comparative more Prussian blue, superlative most Prussian blue)

  1. Of a rich blue colour, tinted with green.

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  • (colour): iron blue, Hamburg Blue, Paris Blue, bronze blue, celestial blue, cyanine, Haarlem blue, oriental blue, potash blue, Turnbull's blue

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