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aureolin

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au⋅re⋅o⋅lin

  [aw-ree-uh-lin, uh-ree-]
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–noun
a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
Also called cobalt yellow.

Origin:
1875–80; < L aureol(us) golden, of gold (see aureole ) + -in 2

Related forms:
au⋅re⋅o⋅line  [aw-ree-uh-lin, -lahyn, uh-ree-] , adjective
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