aureolin

English

Etymology

From Latin aureolus + suffix -in.

Noun

aureolin (uncountable)

1. A yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.
   • 1892, The Art of Drawing and Painting‎^[1]:

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

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