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adj
Of a shade of pale green, originally produced with copper(II) acetoarsenite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: green
noun
Copper(II) acetoarsenite, a highly toxic blue-green compound used as a pigment, colorant, insecticide and rodenticide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Broader terms: pigment
noun
a shade of green tinged with yellow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: yellow green, yellowish green, chartreuse, pea green
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: green, greenness, viridity
noun
a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: insecticide, insect powder, pigment, double salt
History
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