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cuprous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/ˈkjuːpɹəs/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin cuprum (“copper”), + -ous.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Of, or of the nature of, copper.
(not-comparable) Containing copper with an oxidation number of 1.

Deriveds

cuprous oxide · cuprous iodide · cuprous sulphide · cuprous sulfide · cuprous chloride

Relateds

cupro- · cupric · cupreo-

Synonyms

cupreous (of or of the nature of copper)

Translations (2)

cmn 亚铜 (Containing copper with an oxidation number of 1) · it rameoso (Containing copper with an oxidation number of 1)