| Paris green n. A poisonous emerald-green powder, C4H6As6Cu4O16, used as a pigment, insecticide, and wood preservative. |
Paris green
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an emerald-green poisonous insoluble substance used as a pigment and insecticide. It is a double salt of copper arsenite and copper acetate. Formula: 3Cu(AsO2)2.Cu(C2H3O2)2
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| Noun | 1. |  Paris green - a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetateinsect powder, insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) double salt - a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization |
| 2. |  Paris green - a shade of green tinged with yellow |
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