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aureolin

aureolin noun: a yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.

Noun

aureolin (uncountable)

  1. A yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.
    • In preparing a palette for it the colors used were aureolin, cobalt, crimson-lake, yellow ochre, brown ochre, raw sienna, burnt sienna, light-red […]1892, The Art of Drawing and Painting

Forms of aureolin

alternative formaureoline

Origin of aureolin

From Latin aureolus + suffix -in.

Questions about aureolin

What does aureolin mean?
Aureolin means a yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.
What part of speech is aureolin?
Aureolin is a noun.

Words near aureolin in the dictionary

  1. aureole hats
  2. aureoled
  3. aureoles
  4. aureolic
  5. aureolic acid
  6. aureolin
  7. aureoline
  8. aureolines
  9. aureoling
  10. aureolysin
  11. aureolæ

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