aureolin

A1U1R1E1O1L1I1N1

noun

A yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.

OriginLatin aureolus →
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Meanings

nounaureolin (uncountable)

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  1. uncountableA yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.

    In preparing a palette for it the colors used were aureolin, cobalt, crimson-lake, yellow ochre, brown ochre, raw sienna, burnt sienna, light-red […]

    1892, The Art of Drawing and Painting

Origin

  1. Latinaureolus
  2. Englishaureolin

From Latin aureolus + suffix -in.

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APA

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