ponceau

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/ˈpɒn.səʊ//pɒnˈsəʊ/

noun

Any of a number of red pigments, some of which are used as indicators.

OriginFrench ponceau →
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Meanings

nounponceau (plural ponceaus or ponceaux)

plural ponceaus · plural ponceaux

  1. chemistryAny of a number of red pigments, some of which are used as indicators.

    It should be mentioned that considerable divergence exists in the fastness of the various ponceaus, a circumstance still insufficiently known and appreciated in practice.

    2013, Georg Von Georgievics, The Chemical Technology of Textile Fibres

Origin

  1. Frenchponceau
  2. Frenchponceau
  3. Englishponceau

Borrowed from French ponceau.

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APA

ponceau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponceau

MLA

“ponceau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponceau. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ponceau,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponceau.

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