Diane pigment

noun

Di·​ane pigment

(ˈ)dī¦an-

1

: a blue disazo organic pigment

2

: an orange disazo organic pigment

Word History

Etymology

probably from the name Diane

First Known Use

circa 1961, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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