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manganese violet

noun

  1. a moderate to strong purple color.
  2. a pigment used in painting, consisting of manganese ammonium phosphate and characterized chiefly by its purple color and permanence in oils and tempera.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of manganese violet1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

With the invention of paint tubes, there were suddenly dozens of new pigments, including manganese violet.

With the invention of paint tubes, there were suddenly dozens of new pigments, including manganese violet.

At Nevers red or metallic lustre was never employed, and the outlines are always traced in manganese violet, never in purple or black.

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