cupric

American  

[kyoo-prik, koo-] / ˈkju 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

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Example Sentences

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cupric

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 best of the many solutions which have been proposed in years gone by is very dilute cupric nitrate with about 5 per cent of free nitric acid.

From On Laboratory Arts by Richard Threlfall

Cuprammonium solution was prepared by dissolving the precipitated cupric hydrate in 24 p.ct. ammonia.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross

The first of these was no doubt finely divided copper metal; the second, third, and fourth were probably all cupric oxide.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

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