Prussian blues

A form of Prussian blue — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Prussian blue
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