Meanings
plural copper acetates
- chemistryA compound with the formula Cu(CH₃COO)₂.
The most successful form of shark repellent, according to US Naval Research Laboratory tests, was a combination of copper acetate and a dark nigrosine dye, and cakes of this mixture were apparently now attached to the Mae Wests of all the US Armed Forces.
1954, Ian Fleming, “Beau Desert”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 192Synonyms: cupric acetate, verdigris
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA compound with the formula Cu(CH₃COO)₂.
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