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Definition of " Ultramarine " in English Dictionary
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| Ultramarine |  Situated or being beyond the sea. |
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| Ultramarine | A blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but now produced in large quantities by fusing together silica, alumina, soda, and sulphur, thus forming a glass, colored blue by the sodium polysulphides made in the fusion. Also used adjectively. |
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| Ultramarine | Situated or being beyond the sea. |
a. |
| Ultramarine | A blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but now produced in large quantities by fusing together silica, alumina, soda, and sulphur, thus forming a glass, colored blue by the sodium polysulphides made in the fusion. Also used adjectively. |
n. |