Paris green

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Paris green

noun Paris greens

countable, uncountable Copper(II) acetoarsenite, a highly toxic blue-green compound used as a pigment, colorant, insecticide and rodenticide.

adjective

not comparable Of a shade of pale green, originally produced with copper(II) acetoarsenite.

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@misc{paris_green_2026,
  title = {Paris green},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paris%20green},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}