Paris green

English

Noun

Paris green (countable and uncountable, plural Paris greens)

  1. copper(II) acetoarsenite, a highly toxic blue-green compound used as a pigment, colorant, insecticide and rodenticide.

Adjective

Paris green (not comparable)

  1. Of a shade of pale green, originally produced with copper(II) acetoarsenite
    Paris green colour:  

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