aureolin

American  

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

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• aureoline
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of aureolin

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

Example Sentences

For mural decoration, aureolin is admirably adapted, but it cannot be used in enamel, the colour being destroyed by great heat.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

For example, there may be formed from the primaries, a compound of aureolin, rose madder, and ultramarine; or from the secondaries, a mixture of cadmium orange, viridian, and madder purple.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

Pale cadmium yellow with or without aureolin, is adapted for golden sunsets, and yields with French blue a beautiful sea-green.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

The foregoing sufficiently proves the value of aureolin in water, and similar flattering notices have been given of the colour in oil.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

As in the case of aureolin, we have had a prolonged personal experience of this new yellow, an experience which justifies us in asserting that there is none more permanent.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas