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Chinese blue

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English

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Etymology

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From Chinese +‎ blue. From being an artificial blue pigment invented by the Ancient Chinese.

Noun

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Chinese blue (uncountable)

  1. A pigment made from barium copper tetrasilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO2)4”), used in ancient China.

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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  • azurite
  • Egyptian blue (the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Chinese blue)
  • Prussian blue (the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment)
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