cupreous
[ kyoo-pree-uh s, koo- ]
/ ˈkyu pri əs, ˈku- /
adjective
copper-colored; metallic reddish-brown.
consisting of or containing copper; copperlike.
Words nearby cupreous
cupping,
cupping glass,
cuppy,
cupr-,
cuprammonium,
cupreous,
cupressus,
cupri-,
cupric,
cupric hydroxide,
cupriferous
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 UreThe 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 UreCopper 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
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