aureolin

[ aw-ree-uh-lin, uh-ree- ]

noun

1. a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.

Other Words From

• au·re·o·line [aw-, ree, -, uh, -lin, -lahyn, uh, -, ree, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aureolin¹

1875–80; < Latin aureol ( us ) golden, of gold ( aureole ) + -in ²

Example Sentences

Of these colours, Aureolin is the most expensive, but it is a very beautiful colour, and has the advantage of being permanent.

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Several most valuable colours have lately claimed attention, notably the permanent transparent yellow called Aureolin.

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With this and Aureolin a series of beautiful foliage tints may be formed, sparkling with sunshine, as it were.

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Pale cadmium yellow with or without aureolin, is adapted for golden sunsets, and yields with French blue a beautiful sea-green.

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To our knowledge, aureolin is quite uninjured by the severest tests to which a pigment can be subjected.

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