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manganese violet

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noun

  1. a moderate to strong purple color.

  2. a pigment used in painting, consisting of manganese ammonium phosphate and characterized chiefly by its purple color and permanence in oils and tempera.

Etymology

Origin of manganese violet

First recorded in 1900–05

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At Nevers red or metallic lustre was never employed, and the outlines are always traced in manganese violet, never in purple or black.

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