manganese violet

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of manganese violet¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

With the invention of paint tubes, there were suddenly dozens of new pigments, including manganese violet.

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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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