Prussian blue
Prussian blue 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.
Noun
Prussian blue (countable and uncountable, plural Prussian blues)
- 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.
- 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.1847, editorial staff, “Patent Inks and Salts of Gold”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 80
- A moderate to rich blue colour, tinted with deep greenish blue.
Adjective
Prussian blue (comparative more Prussian blue, superlative most Prussian blue)
- Of a rich blue colour, tinted with green.
- Synonyms:
- Berlin blue, bronze blue, celestial blue, cyanine, Haarlem blue, Hamburg Blue, iron blue, oriental blue, Paris Blue, potash blue
Prussian blue meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Indonesian
Prussian blue in Hindi
- colour
- प्रशियाई नीला praśiyāī nīlā
Prussian blue in Tamil
- பிரசியநீலம், பிரசிய நீலம், காகநீலம், பிரஷ்யன் நீலம்
Prussian blue in Indonesian
- colour
- biru berlin
Synonyms of Prussian blue
- Berlin blue
- bronze blue
- celestial blue
- cyanine
- Haarlem blue
- Hamburg Blue
- iron blue
- oriental blue
- Paris Blue
- potash blue
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Forms of Prussian blue
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Prussian blues |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Prussian blue |
| superlative | most Prussian blue |
Origin of Prussian blue
The pigment was discovered circa 1700 in the German state of Prussia by a paint-maker named Diesbach.
Questions about Prussian blue
- What does Prussian blue mean?
- Prussian blue means 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.
- What is Prussian blue in Hindi?
- Prussian blue in Hindi is प्रशियाई नीला (praśiyāī nīlā). See Prussian blue meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Prussian blue?
- Prussian blue can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Prussian blue?
- The plural of Prussian blue is Prussian blues.
Words near Prussian blue in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Prussian blue (page history and authors); prussian blue (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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