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 ( aureole ) + -in ²

Example Sentences

With French blue it affords a beautiful sea green; and, mixed with aureolin, gives fine foliage tints.

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

Compounded with aureolin, Venetian red yields a clear orange of considerable transparency.

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

Compounded with blues and bright yellows such as aureolin, it gives fine autumnal russet greens.

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

Most noteworthy are aureolin, the deep and 'pale' cadmiums, lemon yellow, Mars yellow, the modern Naples yellow, the ochres, orient yellow, and raw sienna.

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