aureolin

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Etymology

From Latin aureolus + suffix -in.

Noun

aureolin (uncountable)

  1. A yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.
    • 1892, The Art of Drawing and Painting:
      In preparing a palette for it the colors used were aureolin, cobalt, crimson-lake, yellow ochre, brown ochre, raw sienna, burnt sienna, light-red []
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