cerulean blue (pigment)

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Scope note
Synthetic sky blue pigment composed of cobalt stannate; it is inert, lightfast, unaffected by acids or alkalis, and expensive. It is made by a process developed in Germany in 1805; originally sold as a pigment in 1860 under the name "Coeruleum."
cerulean blue
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024