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PURPLISH-BLACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does purplish-black mean?
• PURPLISH-BLACK (adjective)
The adjective PURPLISH-BLACK has 1 sense:
1. of black tinged with purple
Familiarity information: PURPLISH-BLACK used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of black tinged with purple
Synonyms:
purple-black; purplish-black
Similar:
achromatic; neutral (having no hue)
Context examples
A microscopy staining method that utilizes Giemsa, a mixture of ethylene blue and eosin, which forms purplish-black crystals when dried.
(Giemsa Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)
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