a. [ L. cupreus, fr. cuprum. ] Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. one of the genera of cypress trees, the type genus of the
a. [ From Cuprum. ] (Chem.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cuprum + -ferous. ] Containing copper;
n. (Min.) The red oxide of copper; red copper; an important ore of copper, occurring massive and in isometric crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cuprum + -oid. ] (Crystalloq.) A solid related to a tetrahedron, and contained under twelve equal triangles. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From Cuprum. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its highest proportion. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. ] (Chem.) Copper. [ 1913 Webster ]