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CUPRIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or containing divalent copper
Synonyms:
cupric; cuprous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
copper (a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor)
Derivation:
copper (a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor)
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