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

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

Under the luminous agency the uranic nitrate is first reduced, then the uranous oxide acts on the cupric nitrate, forming cupric oxide, which is finally reduced to the metallic state.

From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Peter C. Duchochois

Such constants are similar to those for the starch-dextrose series, viz. opticity and cupric reduction.

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

The bulk of the copper is thus transformed into cupric chloride, little cuprous chloride being obtained.

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