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Scheele’s Green – was achieved through use of copper arsenite.
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Rosalind Jana, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2020
Inorganic compounds such as copper arsenite, also called Scheele’s green, lent a coveted hue to some wallpapers and paints.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
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Rosalind Jana, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2020
Inorganic compounds such as copper arsenite, also called Scheele’s green, lent a coveted hue to some wallpapers and paints.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
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“Arsenite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arsenite. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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arsenite
noun
ar·se·nite
ˈär-sə-ˌnīt 
: a salt or ester of an arsenious acid
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