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单词 cupreous
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cupreous

[ kyoo-pree-uhs, koo- ]
/ ˈkyu pri əs, ˈku- /
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adjective

copper-colored; metallic reddish-brown.
consisting of or containing copper; copperlike.

Origin of cupreous

1660–70; <Late Latin cupreus, equivalent to cupr(um) copper1 + -eus-eous

Words nearby cupreous

cupping glass, cup plant, cuppy, cupr-, cuprammonium, cupreous, cupressus, cupri-, cupric, cupriferous, Cuprimine
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Example sentences from the Web for cupreous

  • These crystals are merely some of the cupreous salt forced over by the heat.

    A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
  • The cupreous precipitate must be triturated with lime, after it is nearly dry, to bring out the fine velvety blue colour.

    A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
  • Copper was named after Venus, and cupreous salts were known as venereal salts.

    The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.]|John Phin

British Dictionary definitions for cupreous

cupreous
/ (ˈkjuːprɪəs) /

adjective

of, consisting of, containing, or resembling copper; coppery
of the reddish-brown colour of copper

Word Origin for cupreous

C17: from Late Latin cupreus, from cuprum copper 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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