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語源

The pigment was discovered circa 1700 in the German state of Prussia by a paint-maker named Diesbach.

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名詞

Prussian blue (countable and uncountable, 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.
   • 1847, editorial staff, Patent Inks and Salts of Gold in "Scientific American", series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 80

     It is well known that Davy doubted the elementary character of iodine and Mr. Reade's soluble Prussian blue gives us some reason to believe that the great chemist may be correct.

2. A moderate to rich blue colour, tinted with deep greenish blue.

   Prussian blue:  

参考

• Berlin green
• Prussian red

形容詞

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

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

同意語

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

参考

• Prussian red