Prussian blue

Etymology
The pigment was discovered circa 1700 in the German state of Prussia by a paint-maker named Diesbach.

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2) A moderate to rich blue colour, tinted with deep greenish blue.



Translations

 * Bulgarian: берлинско синьо
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: berlínská (pruská) modř
 * Danish: berlinerblåt
 * Finnish:, berliininsininen
 * German:, Preußisch Blau
 * Irish: gorm phrúiseach
 * Latin: caeruleus berolinensis
 * Macedonian: пруско сино
 * Polish: błękit pruski
 * Portuguese: azul da prússia, azul prussiano
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:


 * Catalan:
 * Danish: berlinerblåt
 * Finnish:, berliininsininen
 * German:, Preußischblau
 * Indonesian: biru berlin
 * Irish: gorm phrúiseach
 * Japanese:, ベレンス
 * Latin: caeruleus berolinensis
 * Romanian: ,
 * Turkish: prusya mavisi

Adjective

 * 1) Of a rich blue colour, tinted with green.

Translations

 * Danish: berlinerblå
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian: poroszkék, berlini kék, párizsi kék
 * Japanese:, ベレンス
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: prusya mavisi