English Explanatory Dictionary

Paris green

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Copper(II) acetoarsenite, a highly toxic blue-green compound used as a pigment, colorant, insecticide and rodenticide.
adj
  1. Of a shade of pale green, originally produced with copper(II) acetoarsenite.

Word forms

Paris green Paris greens
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