cupric

American  

[kyoo-prik, koo-] / ˈkyu prɪk, ˈku- /

adjective

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

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cupric British  

/ ˈkjuːprɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing copper in the divalent state

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cupric Scientific  

/ ko̅o̅′prĭk,kyo̅o̅′- /

1. Containing copper, especially copper with a valence of 2.

2. Compare cuprous

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Etymology

Origin of cupric

First recorded in 1790–1800; cupr- + -ic

Example Sentences

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.

From The Guardian • Aug. 9, 2019

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.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2015

The phosphide obtained by heating cupric phosphate, Cu2H2P2O8, in hydrogen, when mixed with potassium and cuprous sulphides or levigated coke, constitutes “Abel’s fuse,” which is used as a primer.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

Thirty-five grammes of cupric acetate are dissolved in a litre of water, and 20 cubic centimetres of the strongest liquid ammonia are added.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

It is also obtained by burning the metal in chlorine, by heating copper and cupric oxide with hydrochloric acid, or copper and cupric chloride with hydrochloric acid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various