verdigris

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. The green rust formed on copper. Source: opted

3. v. t. To cover, or coat, with verdigris. Source: opted

4. n. a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment Source: wordnet

5. n. 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 Source: wordnet

6. v. color verdigris Source: wordnet

7. 1. (Chem.) 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. 2. The green rust formed on copper. [Colloq.] Note: This rust is a carbonate of copper, and should not be confounded with true verdigris. U. S. Disp. Blue verdigris (Chem.), a verdigris having a blue color, used a pigment, etc. -- Distilled verdigris (Old Chem.), an acid copper acetate; -- so called because the acetic acid used in making it was obtained from distilled vinegar. -- Verdigris green, clear bluish green, the color of verdigris. To cover, or coat, with verdigris. [R.] "An old verdigrised brass bugle." Hawthorne. Source: webster

8. A green poisonous substance used as a pigment and drug,obtained by the action of acetic acid on copper, and consistingessentially of a complex mixture of several basic copper acetates. Source: adambom

9. n:100 n. a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment n. 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 v. color verdigris Source: ecdict

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