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.

Also called cobalt yellow.

Origin of aureolin

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

aurelia, aurelian, aurelius, aurene glass, aureole, aureolin, aureomycin, aureus, auri-, auric, auricle

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