Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Native oxid of copper, occurring in steel-gray scales of metallic luster on lava at Vesuvius.

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  • noun mineralogy A copper oxide mineral with chemical formula CuO.

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  • Priced at Rs 4.34 million ex-showroom Delhi, the company will roll out a total of 192 E-Class cars coloured in carneol red, obsidian black, calcite white, tenorite grey, iridium silver and cubanite silver.

    www.indiantelevision.com 2009

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