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Prussian blues

Prussian blues is the plural of Prussian blue.

Meaning of Prussian blue

Noun

Prussian blue (countable and uncountable, plural Prussian blues)

  1. 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
  2. A moderate to rich blue colour, tinted with deep greenish blue.

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Questions about Prussian blues

What is Prussian blues the plural of?
Prussian blues is the plural of Prussian blue.

Words near Prussian blues in the dictionary

  1. Pruskis
  2. Pruss
  3. Prussia
  4. Prussian
  5. Prussian blue
  6. Prussian blues
  7. Prussian carp
  8. Prussian carps
  9. Prussian collar
  10. Prussian collars
  11. Prussian green

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