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单词 prussian blue
释义

Prussian blue


noun

a moderate to deep greenish blue.
one of the iron blues, a dark-blue, crystalline, water-insoluble pigment, Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3, produced by reacting ferrocyanic acid or a ferrocyanide with a ferric compound: used in painting, fabric printing, and laundry bluing.

Origin of Prussian blue

1715–25; translation of French bleu de Prusse, so called because it was discovered and first reported in Berlin, capital of Prussia

Words nearby Prussian blue

Prus., prusik, Prusiner, Prussia, Prussian, Prussian blue, Prussianism, prussianize, prussiate, prussic, prussic acid
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Example sentences from the Web for Prussian blue

  • "Nothing whatever to do with the Army," he snapped, and a Prussian-blue opponent was smacked off into an arid and hoopless waste.

    Punch, Volume 153, July 11, 1917|Various
  • A variety of shades, of great beauty, and considerable permanence, may also be given by the Prussian-blue process.

    Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
  • Indigo is not discharged by sodium hydroxid, while Prussian-blue is.

    Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce

British Dictionary definitions for Prussian blue

Prussian blue

noun

any of a number of blue pigments containing ferrocyanide or ferricyanide complexes
  1. the blue or deep greenish-blue colour of this pigment
  2. (as adjective)a Prussian-blue carpet
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for Prussian blue

Prussian blue
[ prŭshən ]

n.

Berlin blue
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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