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Look up: Verdigris

  1. Verdigris
    Verdigris is a mixture of acetates of copper used in making some green pigments. It forms on the surface of copper and brass when they are exposed to damp, and is highly poisonous.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Verdigris
    Verdigris is a township in Wilson County Kansas, USA Verdigris is a township in Antelope County Nebraska, USA Verdigris is a township in Holt County Nebraska, USA
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. verdigris
    [n] - a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment 2. [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 3. [v] - color verdigris
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Verdigris
    Verdigris is a mixture of acetates of copper used in making some green pigments. It forms on the surface of copper and brass when they are exposed to damp, and is highly poisonous. See also: Copper.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  5. verdigris
    A green powdery deposit which develops on copper, brass or bronze after long periods of exposure to air. Unlike the gradual oxidisation process that forms a desirable patina, verdigris is dreaded by coin and medal collectors in particular, as it is very difficult to treat on small objects.
    Found on http://www.antique-crafts.co.uk/glossary

  6. Verdigris
    Ver'di·gris noun [ French vert-de-gris , apparently from verd , vert , green + de of + gris gray, but really a corruption of Late Latin viride aeris (equivalent to Latin aerugo ), from Latin viridis green + aes , aeris , brass. See Verdant , and 2d Ore .] 1. (Chemistry) A green poisonous substan ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/15

  7. Verdigris
    Ver'di·gris transitive verb To cover, or coat, with verdigris. [ R.] 'An old verdigrised brass bugle.' Hawthorne.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/16

  8. verdigris
    1. <chemistry> 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. ... This rust is a carbonate of copper, and should not be confounded with true verdigris. ... <chemist ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. verdigris
    noun 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
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. verdigris
    cupric acetate noun a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. Verdigris
    `Verdigris` is the common name for the green coating or patina formed when copper, brass or bronze is weathered and exposed to air or seawater over a period of time. It is usually a basic copper carbonate, but near the sea will be a basic copper chloride. If ethanoic acid is present at the time of weathering, it may consist of copper(II) acetate. Its name comes from the Middle English `vertegrez`, from the Old French `verte grez`, an alteration o...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdigris

  12. Verdigris
    • (v. t.) To cover, or coat, with verdigris. • (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. • (n.) The green rust formed on copper.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. verdigris
    a greenish blue patina that forms on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces
    Found on http://www.decoratorsecrets.com/glossary

  14. verdigris
    1. a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment
    2. 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

    Found on

  15. verdigris
    verdigris (vûr'dugrēs") , one of three copper acetates: blue verdigris, Cu(CH3COO)2·CuO·6H2O; green verdigris, 2Cu(CH3COO)2·CuO·6H2O; or neutral verdigris, Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O; or a mixture of them. It is a poisonous gray-green to green-blue substanc...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08506


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