verditer means verdigris. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
VERDITER — [Noun] A synthetic pigment, originally a green but more notably a vivid blue, created by reacting copper nitrate with calcium carbonate. Its name descends from the French verd de terre, literally meaning "green of earth". Unlike "verdigris" (the acetic-born crust of corrosion on aged metal) or "azurite" (a quarried mineral blue), verditer is an artifice of human alchemy. It is the cool, chalky blue of a Renaissance Madonna's robe, the precise celadon tint of a porcelain teacup in morning light, and the startling, synthetic cerulean of a cheaply illustrated book plate—a color not found, but made, a quiet testament to our desire to replicate the world's fleeting hues.
noun
- verdigris
- Either of two pigments (blue verditer and green verditer) made by treating copper nitrate with calcium carbonate.