Paris green

noun

Chemistry. an emerald-green, poisonous, water-insoluble powder produced from arsenic trioxide and copper acetate: used chiefly as a pigment, insecticide, and wood preservative.

(sometimes lowercase) a variable hue ranging from light to vivid yellow green in color.

Origin of Paris green

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby Paris green

paripinnate, Paris, Paris Club, Paris Commune, Paris daisy, Paris green, parish, Parishad, parish clerk, parish council, parish house

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Example sentences from the Web for Paris green

If it is a biting insect, that is one that eats the leaf, such as the potato beetle, paris-green should be used.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study|Ontario Ministry of Education
The common rat poisons are Arsenic, Strychnine and Paris-green.
All about Ferrets and Rats|Adolph Isaacsen
Insect powder is not poisonous to man as is paris-green, and so may be used freely on cabbage or other similar plants.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study|Ontario Ministry of Education
Why will spraying with a poison, such as paris-green, kill these insects?
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study|Ontario Ministry of Education

British Dictionary definitions for Paris green

Paris green

noun

an emerald-green poisonous insoluble substance used as a pigment and insecticide. It is a double salt of copper arsenite and copper acetate. Formula: 3Cu(AsO 2) 2 .Cu(C 2 H 3 O 2) 2

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单词	paris green
释义	Paris green noun Chemistry. an emerald-green, poisonous, water-insoluble powder produced from arsenic trioxide and copper acetate: used chiefly as a pigment, insecticide, and wood preservative. (sometimes lowercase) a variable hue ranging from light to vivid yellow green in color. Origin of Paris green First recorded in 1870–75 Words nearby Paris green paripinnate, Paris, Paris Club, Paris Commune, Paris daisy, Paris green, parish, Parishad, parish clerk, parish council, parish house Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Paris green If it is a biting insect, that is one that eats the leaf, such as the potato beetle, paris-green should be used. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study\|Ontario Ministry of Education The common rat poisons are Arsenic, Strychnine and Paris-green. All about Ferrets and Rats\|Adolph Isaacsen Insect powder is not poisonous to man as is paris-green, and so may be used freely on cabbage or other similar plants. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study\|Ontario Ministry of Education Why will spraying with a poison, such as paris-green, kill these insects? Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study\|Ontario Ministry of Education British Dictionary definitions for Paris green Paris green noun an emerald-green poisonous insoluble substance used as a pigment and insecticide. It is a double salt of copper arsenite and copper acetate. Formula: 3Cu(AsO 2) 2 .Cu(C 2 H 3 O 2) 2 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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