paris green

1. 1.

   a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate

   Broaderdouble saltpigmentinsecticide
2. 2.

   a shade of green tinged with yellow

   Synonymsyellow greenyellowish greenchartreusepea green

   Broadergreen

Questions about paris green

What does paris green mean?

paris green means "a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for paris green?

Close synonyms include yellow green, yellowish green, chartreuse, pea green. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is paris green a common word?

paris green is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.