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cupric

[ kyoo-prik, koo- ]

adjective

  1. of or containing copper, especially in the bivalent state, as cupric oxide, CuO.


cupric

/ ˈ°ìÂá³Ü˱è°ùɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. of or containing copper in the divalent state
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cupric

/ °ì´ÇÌ…´Ç̅′±è°ùÄ­°ì,°ì²â´ÇÌ…´Ç̅′- /

  1. Containing copper, especially copper with a valence of 2.
  2. Compare cuprous
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cupric1

First recorded in 1790–1800; cupr- + -ic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cupric1

C18: from Late Latin cuprum copper
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Among those of a more pessimistic bent, suspicions that somewhere deep in the bowels of Westminster a press release was being composed urging people not to read anything into this cupric caesura.

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Scrub it with cupric nitrate for greenish tones, with ferric for a brownish red.

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With spray bottles, they applied both cupric nitrate and ferric nitrate to the metal, then distributed and smoothed the sizzling liquid with mop-shaped brushes.

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The copper flowers were no doubt cupric oxide.

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It reduces many metallic oxides, such as lead monoxide and cupric oxide, and decomposes water at a red heat.

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