Verdigris

What do we mean by verdigris?

A blue or green powder consisting of basic cupric acetate used as a paint pigment and fungicide. noun

A green patina or crust of copper sulfate or copper chloride formed on copper, brass, and bronze exposed to air or seawater for long periods of time. noun

To cause to be coated with verdigris; cover or coat with verdigris.

A substance obtained by exposing plates of copper to the air in contact with acetic acid, and much used as a pigment, as a mordant in dyeing wool black, in calico-printing, and in gilding, in several processes in the chemical arts, and in medicine. noun

A green poisonous substance used as a pigment and drug, obtained by the action of acetic acid on copper, and consisting essentially of a complex mixture of several basic copper acetates. noun

The green rust formed on copper. noun

A verdigris having a blue color, used as a pigment, etc. noun

An acid copper acetate; -- so called because the acetic acid used in making it was obtained from distilled vinegar. noun

Clear bluish green, the color of verdigris. noun

To cover, or coat, with verdigris. transitive verb

A blue-green patina that forms on copper-containing metals. noun

Copper acetate. noun

The colour of this patina or material. noun

To cover, or coat, with verdigris. verb

A blue or green powder used as a paint pigment noun

Color verdigris verb

A green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time noun

A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.

Copper acetate.

The colour of this patina or material.

Words that are spelled similarly to verdigris:
verdigris.

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Nouns that are often described by the adjective verdigris:
valley.

Words that sound like verdigris:
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