PRUSSIAN BLUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Prussian blue mean? 

• PRUSSIAN BLUE (noun)
  The noun PRUSSIAN BLUE has 2 senses:

1. any of various blue pigments

2. a dark greenish-blue color

  Familiarity information: PRUSSIAN BLUE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRUSSIAN BLUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various blue pigments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

iron blue; Prussian blue

Hypernyms ("Prussian blue" is a kind of...):

pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A dark greenish-blue color

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("Prussian blue" is a kind of...):

blue; blueness (blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime)

 Context examples 

Prussian blue stain is used for the demonstration of ferric iron in the tissue sections.

(Iron Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

In the prussian blue staining, the sections are treated with an acidic solution of potassium ferrocyanide and any ferric iron present reacts to form an insoluble bright blue pigment called Prussian blue.

(Iron Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)