toxic cupric hydrogen arsenite with a greenish-yellow hue, formerly used in paints.' name='description'> Scheele's green - definition and meaning
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Scheele's green

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

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After Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who invented it in 1775.

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