barium copper silicate

English

Noun

barium copper silicate (uncountable)

1. BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)_x
   1. a family of artificial pigments
   2. artificial jade, a barium glass

Hyponyms

• barium copper disilicate (BaCuSi₂O₆ aka BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₂) (Chinese purple / Han purple)
• barium copper tetrasilicate (BaCuSi₄O₁₀ aka BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₄) (Chinese blue / Han blue)

Coordinate terms

• calcium copper tetrasilicate (a chemically similar artificial pigment)

Derived terms

• barium copper disilicate
• barium copper tetrasilicate