ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Blue-red

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Blue-red is an adjective meaning Of a colour between blue and red; purple or crimson.

Meaning

Of a colour between blue and red; purple or crimson.

More Meanings

  1. Consisting of the colours blue and red individually.
  2. A colour between blue and red; purple or crimson.

Example Sentences

a blue-red cock (rooster)
She ran her fingers down his leg, tugging up his jeans to reveal a blue-red bruise already starting to swell.
(V), C₁₄H₉O₃NBr₂, dark crystals with cantharides luster, blackens above 230°, does not m. 310°, sol. in NaOH with blue-red color and very faint fluorescence.
Amyl alcohol extracts a blue-red color from material dyed with magenta, but extracts a yellow color from aurin, while from orchil a pink or violet color is obtained.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include purpuric, blue-green, red-green, cool, erythroid, colored.

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