Cuprine

//ˈkjupɹɪn// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of cupric (“pertaining to or derived from copper”). not-comparable, obsolete, possibly

    "We must not here omit a water in Germany, which is ordinarily supposed to change iron into copper. The truth is, there is no real conversion of the metal; that that is done is, that the cuprine and vitriolic particles in the water corrode the iron; and, detaching parts of them by means of the motion of the water, coppery particles succeed in their room."

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cupric

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"We must not here omit a water in Germany, which is ordinarily supposed to change iron into copper. The truth is, there is no real conversion of the metal; that that is done is, that the cuprine and vitriolic particles in the water corrode the iron; and, detaching parts of them by means of the motion of the water, coppery particles succeed in their room."

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cuprum (“copper”). See -ine.

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