Chinese purple
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Chinese + purple From being an artificial purple pigment invented by the Ancient Chinese
Noun
[edit]- A pigment made from barium copper disilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO2)2”), used in ancient China.
Synonyms
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]- Egyptian blue (the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Chinese purple)