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Paris green
Paris greenn. A poisonous emerald-green powder, C4H6As6Cu4O16, used as a pigment, insecticide, and wood preservative.Paris green n (Elements & Compounds) an emerald-green poisonous insoluble substance used as a pigment and insecticide. It is a double salt of copper arsenite and copper acetate. Formula: 3Cu(AsO2)2.Cu(C2H3O2)2 Par′is green′ n. 1. an emerald-green, poisonous powder produced from arsenic trioxide and copper acetate: used chiefly as a pigment, insecticide, and wood preservative. 2. a light to vivid yellow-green. [1870–75] Paris greenAn insecticide composed of copper acetoarsenite. It is an emerald green powder that is insoluble in water.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Paris green - a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetateinsect powder, insecticide - a chemical used to kill insectspigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)double salt - a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization | | 2. | Paris green - a shade of green tinged with yellowpea green, yellow green, yellowish green, chartreusegreen, viridity, greenness - green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass |
Paris green
Paris green, also called Schweinfurt green, an extremely poisonous, bright green powder that was formerly used extensively as a pigment (e.g., in wallpaper) and that is sometimes used as an insecticide or to kill plant fungi; it must be used with great caution because of its poisonous nature. Chemically it is a copper acetoarsenite that may be prepared from arsenic trioxide and copper acetate.Paris green
Par·is green (par'is grēn), Cupric acetoarsenite, used as an insecticide and as a pigment.Paris greenn. A poisonous emerald-green powder, C4H6As6Cu4O16, used as a pigment, insecticide, and wood preservative.Paris green
Synonyms for Paris greennoun a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetateRelated Words- insect powder
- insecticide
- pigment
- double salt
noun a shade of green tinged with yellowSynonyms- pea green
- yellow green
- yellowish green
- chartreuse
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