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单词 cuprite
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cuprite

[ kyoo-prahyt, koo- ]
/ ˈkyu praɪt, ˈku- /

noun

a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu2O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.

Origin of cuprite

First recorded in 1840–50; cupr- + -ite1

Words nearby cuprite

cupressus, cupri-, cupric, cupriferous, Cuprimine, cuprite, cupro-, cupronickel, cuprous, cuprous cyanide, cuprum
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Example sentences from the Web for cuprite

  • The most important cuprous compound is the oxide (Cu2O), which occurs in nature as ruby copper or cuprite.

    An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson

British Dictionary definitions for cuprite

cuprite
/ (ˈkjuːpraɪt) /

noun

a red secondary mineral consisting of cuprous oxide in cubic crystalline form: a source of copper. Formula: Cu 2 O
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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