Cupric vs. Copper

Cupricadjective

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper.

Cupricadjective

(chemistry) Containing copper with an oxidation number of 2

Cupricadjective

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; - said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its lowest proportion.

Cupricadjective

of or containing divalent copper

Cupricadjective

of copper with a valency of two; of copper(II).

Coppernoun

(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.

Coppernoun

(countable) Something made of copper.

Coppernoun

The reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

Coppernoun

(countable) A copper coin.

Coppernoun

A large pot, often used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire. In Australasia at least, it could also be a fixed installation made of copper, with a fire underneath and its own chimney. Generally made redundant by the advent of the washing machine.

Coppernoun

A police officer.

Copperadjective

Made of copper.

Copperadjective

Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

Copperverb

To sheathe or coat with copper.

Coppernoun

A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze.

Coppernoun

A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper.

Coppernoun

A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper.

Coppernoun

the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers.

Copperverb

To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship.

Coppernoun

a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

Coppernoun

a copper penny

Coppernoun

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Coppernoun

a reddish brown the color of polished copper

Coppernoun

any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings

Copperverb

coat with a layer of copper

Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from Latin: cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity.