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Indigo vs Cobalt - What's the difference?

indigo | cobalt |

As nouns the difference between indigo and cobalt

is that indigo is a purplish-blue colour while cobalt is a chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27.

As an adjective indigo

is having a deep blue colour.

As a proper noun Cobalt is

a village in Connecticut.

indigo

English

(wikipedia indigo)

Noun

  • A purplish-blue colour
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  • An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (the or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
  • An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera'', ''Amorpha'' ( and ''Dalea (indigo bush).

    • Derived terms

    * (Viduidae family) * indigo blue * indigo bunting * indigo snake * indium * , Amorpha spp. ) * ) * wild indigo ()

    Related terms

    * indican * indicolite * indium * indoxyl * induline

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having a deep blue colour.

    • See also

    * anil * aniline * * rainbow * Saxon blue *

    References

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    cobalt

    English

    (wikipedia cobalt)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27.
  • Cobalt blue.

    • Derived terms

    * cobalamin * cobaltamine * cobaltammine * cobalt-bicarbonate method * cobalt-bloom * cobalt blue * cobalt bomb * cobalt-bronze * cobalt chloride * cobalt crust * cobalt dichloride * cobalt difluoride * cobalt fluoride * cobalt-glance * cobalt green * cobalti- * cobaltic * cobaltiferous * cobaltine * cobaltite * cobalto- * cobaltous * cobalt oxide * cobalt-pyrites * cobalt red * cobalt-sixty * cobalt-speiss * cobalt ultramarine * cobalt violet * cobalt-vitriol * cobalt yellow * cobamide * cobinamide * earthy cobalt * gray cobalt * grey cobalt * radiocobalt * red cobalt * samarium-cobalt magnet * silver-white cobalt * tin-white cobalt

    See also

    * asbolan, asbolite * erythrite * glaucodot * skutterudite * smaltine ----