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cuprous

Pronunciation:  'kyooprus

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 Definition: [adj]  of or containing divalent copper
 
 Synonyms: cupric
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cu"prous\ (k?"pr?s), a. [From {Cuprum}.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing
copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this
element is present in its highest proportion.

 



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