01 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 co…
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1.
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.(Chem.)
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2.
The green rust formed on copper.[Colloq.]
Phrases & compounds
Blue verdigris —
a verdigris having a blue color, used as a pigment, etc.
Distilled verdigris —
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.