cupric

[kyoo-prik, koo-]

adjective

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

Origin of cupric

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

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Examples from the Web for cupric

Historical Examples of cupric

The numbers for cupric reduction were in excess of those obtained with the hexoses.
Researches on Cellulose
C. F. Cross
Contrast the action of heat on cupric nitrate and mercuric nitrate.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry
William McPherson
The first of these was no doubt finely divided copper metal; the second, third, and fourth were probably all cupric oxide.
De Re Metallica
Georgius Agricola
At more elevated temperatures other cupric compounds are produced which also give evidence of polymerisation.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use
F. H. Leeds
The substances which enter into its composition are cupric oxide, lead oxide, lead peroxide, copper sulphide and lead sulphide.
The Preservation of Antiquities
Friedrich Rathgen

British Dictionary definitions for cupric

cupric

adjective

of or containing copper in the divalent state

Word Origin for cupric

C18: from Late Latin cuprum copper

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cupric in Medicine

cupric

[kōō′prĭk]

adj.

Of or containing divalent copper.

cupric in Science

cupric

[kōō′prĭk, kyōō′-]

Containing copper, especially copper with a valence of 2. Compare cuprous.