aureolin

[ aw-ree-uh-lin, uh-ree- ]

/ ɔˈri ə lɪn, əˈri- /

a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.

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1875–80; < Latin aureol(us) golden, of gold (see aureole) + -in²

au·re·o·line

[aw-ree-uh-lin, -lahyn, uh-ree-] /ɔˈri ə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn, əˈri-/, adjective

With French blue it affords a beautiful sea green; and, mixed with aureolin, gives fine foliage tints.
Field's Chromatography|George Field
With this and Aureolin a series of beautiful foliage tints may be formed, sparkling with sunshine, as it were.
Field's Chromatography|George Field
For mural decoration, aureolin is admirably adapted, but it cannot be used in enamel, the colour being destroyed by great heat.
Field's Chromatography|George Field
Of these colours, Aureolin is the most expensive, but it is a very beautiful colour, and has the advantage of being permanent.
Illumination and its Development in the Present Day|Sidney Farnsworth

To our knowledge, aureolin is quite uninjured by the severest tests to which a pigment can be subjected.
Field's Chromatography|George Field