Prussian blue
Noun
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Noun
Prussian blue
- (inorganic compound) 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.
- German: Berliner Blau, Preußisch Blau
- Portuguese: azul da prússia, azul prussiano
- Russian: берли́нская лазурь
- German: Berliner Blau, Preußischblau
Prussian blue
- Of a rich blue colour, tinted with green.
- (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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