Mars yellow
noun
Definition of Mars yellow
1 : an iron yellow artist's pigment made usually by precipitating an iron salt with alkali and heating the product
2 or mars yellow : a moderate to strong orange that is yellower and darker than carrot red and darker than zinc orange or sunburst —called also iron yellow, siderin yellow
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Origin and Etymology of mars yellow
from mars (iron)
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