containing copper; copperlike; copper-colored
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Cupreous Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutConsisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.
cupreous
\cu"pre*ous\ (k?"pr?-?s), a. [l. cupreus, fr. cuprum.] consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.
Cupreous Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Copper ( ) is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from ) and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; a freshly exposed surface has a reddish-orange color. It is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, a building material, and a constituent of various metal alloys.
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