Scheele's green

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Etymology edit

After Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who invented it in 1775.

Noun edit

Scheele 's green (uncountable)

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Scheele's green

A toxic cupric hydrogen arsenite with a greenish-yellow hue, formerly used in paints.

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