Meanings
- not comparableobsoletepossiblySynonym of cupric (“pertaining to or derived from copper”).
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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.
1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...Synonyms: cupric
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of cupric (“pertaining to or derived from copper”).
Origin
- Latincuprum“copper”
- Englishcuprine
Ultimately from Latin cuprum (“copper”). See -ine.
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