"Chinese purple" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Chinese + purple. From being an artificial purple pigment invented by the ancient Chinese. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Chinese|purple}} Chinese + purple Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Chinese purple (uncountable)
  1. An artificial purple pigment made from barium copper disilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₂”), used in ancient China from the Western Zhou period (1045 BCE) until the end of the Han dynasty (circa 220 CE). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Han purple Related terms: Chinese blue Coordinate_terms: Egyptian blue (english: the first artificial pigment, and chemically similar to Chinese purple and blue)
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