Meaning Of The Word Paris green

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Paris green in American English
a poisonous, bright-green powder made by reacting sodium arsenite with copper sulfate and acetic acid
an emerald-green, poisonous, water-insoluble powder produced from arsenic trioxide and copper acetate: used chiefly as a pigment, insecticide, and wood preservative

Paris green in British English
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(AsO2)2.Cu(C2H3O2)2

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