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ultramarine blue [¦əl′trə·mə′rēn ′blü] (inorganic chemistry) A blue pigment; a powder with heat resistance, used for enamels on toys and machinery, white baking enamels, printing inks, and cosmetics, and in textile printing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Offers ultramarine blue pigments from Prayon Pigments of Belgium using a patented continuous process to produce the pigments 80% faster and more consistently than the conventional batch method. Ultramarine blue and red lake were dear because of the scarcity of natural resources, the difficulty of their import, and the skill needed to manufacture the pigments. Across an irregular field of mottled ultramarine blue, the artist attached a meandering "horizon" line of chips of paint, each one taken from the surface of a prior work. |
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