copper(II) sulfate

noun

The inorganic compound CuSO₄, which forms blue crystals and is used in agriculture, dyeing, electroplating and many other applications.

“Holonyms: Burgundy mixture, Bordeaux mixture, Benedict's reagent, Fehling's solution”

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Meanings

nouncopper(II) sulfate (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe inorganic compound CuSO₄, which forms blue crystals and is used in agriculture, dyeing, electroplating and many other applications.

    Holonyms: Burgundy mixture, Bordeaux mixture, Benedict's reagent, Fehling's solution

    Synonyms: copper sulfate, copper sulphate, cupric sulfate, bluestone, blue vitriol, Roman vitriol, E519[preservative]]>

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe inorganic compound CuSO₄, which forms blue crystals and is used in agriculture, dyeing, electroplating and many other applications.

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copper sulfatecopper sulphatecupric sulfatebluestoneblue vitriolRoman vitriolE519[preservative]]>
Also see
blue vitriolcopper sulfatecupric sulfateroman vitriol
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Chicago

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