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cupferron

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[kuhp-fuh-ron, kyoop-, koop-] / ˈkʌp fəˌrɒn, ˈkyup-, ˈkup- /

noun

  1. a creamy-white crystalline substance, C 6 H 9 N 3 O 2 , used as a reagent in analytical chemistry for the detection of copper.

Etymology

Origin of cupferron

< German (1909) < Latin cup ( rum ) copper 1 + fer ( rum ) iron + German -on -on 1

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