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verdigris in French

verdigris in French is vert-de-gris — verdigris means a greenish-blue layer that builds up on copper or metals containing copper.

verdigris in French

vert-de-gris
noun

What does "verdigris" mean?

  1. noun A greenish-blue layer that builds up on copper or metals containing copper.
    "The Lethrblaka's blood, to Eragon's astonishment, was a metallic blue-green, not unlike the verdigris that forms on aged copper."
  2. noun Chemistry: the compound copper acetate.
  3. noun The blue-green colour of this substance.
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verdigris in a sentence

  • The Lethrblaka's blood, to Eragon's astonishment, was a metallic blue-green, not unlike the verdigris that forms on aged copper.

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What is "verdigris" in French?
"verdigris" in French is vert-de-gris. verdigris means: A greenish-blue layer that builds up on copper or metals containing copper.
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