Prussian blue
A sample of Prussian blue (potassium ferrous ferricyanide) pigment
Meanings
Noun
- 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.
Adjective
- Of a rich blue colour, tinted with green.
Related
Similar words
- Berlin blue, bronze blue, celestial blue, cyanine, Haarlem blue, Hamburg Blue, iron blue, oriental blue, Paris Blue, potash blue, Turnbull's blue
Origin
- The pigment was discovered circa 1700 in the German state of Prussia by a paint-maker named Diesbach.
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