Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or containing copper, especially with valence 2.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or of the nature of copper; derived from copper: as, cupric oxid. Also
cuprous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its lowest proportion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or derived from,
copper ; containing copper. - adjective chemistry Containing copper with an
oxidation number of 2
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or containing divalent copper
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ferrous sulphide was next similarly treated, and gave, after the lapse of a few hours, a copious blackish precipitation of sulphur, and possessing properties similar to the sulphur obtained by dissolving sulphides such as cupric sulphide in dilute nitric acid, in all other respects resembling common sulphur.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 Various
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And double lucky, the B50 formula & Calcium formula both Costco had cupric gluconate.
Low carb diets and copper | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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Regulations for a one-man commission to investigate the unauthorised issuing of a permit for the import of cupric arsenite to South Africa were gazetted on Friday.
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The Cabinet on Thursday approved the appointment of a commission to investigate the unauthorised issuing of a permit for the import of cupric arsenite to South Africa, the Ministry of
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Also discussed was the pumping of extraneous water by the mining industry and the conversion of a committee of inquiry into the importation of waste cupric arsenite into a full commission of inquiry so as to afford it the necesasary clout.
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A shipment of cupric arsenite destined for South Africa from
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An independent enquiry into the issuing of a permit for the import of cupric arsenite will soon commence.
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A shipment of cupric arsenite destined for South Africa from
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The enquiry follows dissatisfaction expressed about the existing procedure for issuing a permit for the import of dangerous waste, with specific reference to the recent cupric arsenite issue.
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The import of 500 tons of toxic waste - "poisonous cupric arsenide" - exported by Finland has reportedly been approved.
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