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🌌 Sky-blue color 🧪 A blue dye
azurine

azurine

9.9
A blue pigment used in chemistry and industry
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : azurina
  • The artist used azurine to create a vibrant sky.

Examples

  • The artist experimented with azurine to create a unique shade for the painting.

  • Many manufacturers prefer azurine for its stability.

  • The chemist added azurine to the solution to observe the color change.

  • Many industrial dyes contain azurine for its vibrant blue hue.

  • The artist mixed azurine with white to create a stunning sky blue for the painting.

  • In the laboratory, the chemist used azurine to dye the fabric a vibrant blue.

  • After testing various pigments, they decided that azurine was the best choice for the project.

Synonyms

azurite
vsazurine
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A deep blue mineral that people use to get copper and make blue paint

is a blue dye used mainly in chemical and industrial contexts
phthalocyanine
vsazurine
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A blue or green dye that colors paint, ink, and plastic

is a blue dye used mainly in chemical and industrial processes
cyanine
vsazurine
  • Specialized
8.6

A bright man-made dye that makes cell parts or molecules glow in experiments

is a nonfluorescent blue pigment used broadly in chemical and industrial applications

Surface Forms

azurine singular
azurines plural

Morphology

azurine = azure (semi-transparent) = azur + ine

Formed from 'azure' + '-ine' so the colour sense is clear, but as a named chemical pigment the specific noun meaning ('a dye or pigment') is somewhat specialized and may not be predictable to all learners.

Etymology

Azurine as a pigment takes its name from azure, the old word for a bright blue stone, so it names a dye or pigment used to make a bright 'blue' color.