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.

Origin of manganese violet

1
First recorded in 1900–05
  • Also called Nuremberg violet.

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How to use manganese violet in a sentence

  • This is, however, inferior in beauty to the manganese violet.

    The Ceramic Art | Jennie J. Young

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