Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prussian blue

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: prus-sian blue
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of a rich blue colour, tinted with green.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

Prussian blues (plural) more Prussian blue (comparative) most Prussian blue (superlative)

Phrases

Berlin green Prussian red

Frequently Paired Words

Berlin green Prussian red

Synonyms

Berlin blue bronze blue celestial blue cyanine Haarlem blue Hamburg Blue iron blue oriental blue Paris Blue potash blue Turnbull's blue

Questions

What does prussian blue mean?: 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.
Where does prussian blue come from?: The pigment was discovered circa 1700 in the German state of Prussia by a paint-maker named Diesbach.

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