cuprous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of cuprous
Example Sentences
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Tests of a cuprous oxide photocathode made using this technique showed an increase in performance of more than 70% over existing state-of-the-art electrodeposited oxide photocathodes.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
Using thin film deposition techniques, the researchers were able to grow high-quality cuprous oxide films at ambient pressure and room temperature.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
"Like other oxide semiconductors, cuprous oxide has its intrinsic challenges," said co-first author Dr Linfeng Pan from Cambridge's Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
Adams' battery consisted of a lightweight container, one electrode made of magnesium and another of cuprous chloride.
From Time Magazine Archive
Copper is a brilliant metal of a peculiar red colour which assumes a pinkish or yellowish tinge on a freshly fractured surface of the pure metal, and is purplish when the metal contains cuprous oxide.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
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