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blister copper

American  

noun

Metallurgy.
  1. a matte of from 96 to 99 percent copper, having a blistered surface after smelting because of gases generated during solidification.


blister copper British  

noun

  1. an impure form of copper having a blister-like surface due to the release of gas during cooling

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Etymology

Origin of blister copper

First recorded in 1860–65

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