cuprous

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Copper is a metal which yields two series of compounds, cuprous and cupric salts, the latter of which contain half the quantity of metal per unit of acid constituent that is found in the former.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or containing univalent copper.

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  • Cyanide ion, CN^ -, reacts with ammoniacal cuprate ion, Cu (NH3) 2^2+, in basic solution to produce cyanate ion, CNO^ -, and cuprous cyanide, CuCN (s), (and ammonia, NH3). —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • As a result this company can provide individualised responses for each customer's needs, including modifications to standard concepts, special operating conditions, tailor-made solutions and work in all materials: metals (cast iron, steel, cuprous), alloys —  AME Info Latest News
  • After washing, you should only see the red layer of cuprous oxide created under the layer of the cupric oxide. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • PMID: 19275263 We present an all-oxide solar cell fabricated from vertically oriented zinc oxide nanowires and cuprous oxide nanoparticles. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Our solar cell consists of vertically oriented n-type zinc oxide nanowires, surrounded by a film constructed from p-type cuprous oxide nanoparticles. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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  1. from Late Latin cuprum, copper, + -ous.
 

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