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copper hydroxide

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noun

  1. a blue, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Cu(OH) 2 , used in the manufacture of rayon, as a source for copper salts, and as a mordant.

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Cellulose is also soluble in an ammoniacal solution of copper hydroxide.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.

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