adj
Meaning 1
Of a brownish hue of red colour.
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Phrase guide
Prussian red
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noun
Meaning 2
Potassium ferricyanide, K3[Fe(CN)6], a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
The colour of this compound: a hue of semi-dark brownish red
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Discovered by Prussian chemist Leopold Gmelin.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: preussinpunainen — of a hue of red
- Hungarian: poroszvörös — of a hue of red
- Finnish: preussinpunainen — pigment
- German: Preußisch Rot — pigment
- Finnish: preussinpunainen — colour
- German: Preußisch Rot — colour
- Hindi: प्रशियाई लाल (praśiyāī lāl) — colour
- Polish: pruska czerwień — colour