verdigris

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.
2. (countable, dated, uncountable) Copper acetate.
3. (countable, uncountable) The color of this patina or material.

Verb

To cover, or coat, with verdigris.

Sinónimos

patina

cupric acetate

rust

dross

copper rust

aerugo

verde antico

copper green

bryophyte

aerugin

moss

green rust

crystal aerugo

crystals of Venus

copper acetate

Traducións

Grünspan

vert-de-gris

cardenillo

azinhavre

verderame

verdín

aerugo

verdete

zinabre

kopergroen

βρύο

Grünrost

molsa

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈvɝ.də.ɡɹis/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From Middle English vertegrez, from Old French verte grez (literally “acidic green”), an alteration of older verte de Grece (literally “green of Greece”). The modern French writing of this word is vert-de-gris (literally “green of gray”).