phthalocyanine green

noun

1. a pigment used in painting, derived from chlorinated copper phthalocyanine and characterized chiefly by its intense green color and permanence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phthalocyanine green¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

In Saint Jerome, similarly, Martin found phthalocyanine green, a pigment first synthesised four centuries after Parmigianino died.

From The Guardian

Surely, it would make sense to avoid using a colour such as phthalocyanine green, which was bound to be detected if St Jerome was tested.

From The Guardian

Testing by Orion Analytical confirmed this, for it found that 21 separate samples “contained the modern synthetic pigment phthalocyanine green, which was first used in paints nearly four centuries after Parmigianino died.”

From The Guardian

Sotheby’s also subsequently announced that scientific analysis determined it was a forgery because it contained the modern synthetic pigment phthalocyanine green, first used in paints nearly four centuries after Parmigianino died.

From New York Times

Sotheby’s also subsequently announced that scientific analysis determined it was a forgery because it contained the modern synthetic pigment phthalocyanine green, first used in paints nearly four centuries after Parmigianino died.

From New York Times