Mérimée's yellow

noun

Mé·​ri·​mée's yellow

ˈmerēˌmāz-

: a permanent yellow pigment prepared by fusing lead monoxide and ammonium chloride with a little bismuth antimonate

called also antimony yellow

Word History

Etymology

probably after Jean-François Mérimée †1836 French painter and chemist

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