ceruleum

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noun

A greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt stannate.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounceruleum (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt stannate.

Origin

  1. Latinceruleum“dark blue, dark green”
  2. Englishceruleum

From Latin ceruleum (“dark blue, dark green”).

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ceruleum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceruleum

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Chicago

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