Definition of Cupric

1. Adjective. Of or containing divalent copper.

Exact synonyms: Cuprous
Partainyms: Copper, Copper
Derivative terms: Copper

Definition of Cupric

1. a. 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.

Definition of Cupric

1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper. ¹

2. Adjective. (chemistry) Containing copper with an oxidation number of 2 ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cupric

1. containing copper [adj]

Medical Definition of Cupric

1. Pertaining to copper, particularly to copper in the form of a doubly charged positive ion. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cupric

cuppiest
cuppiness
cupping
cuppings
cuppy
cupr-
cuprammonium
cuprate
cuprated
cuprates
cupration
cupremia
cupreous
cuprian
cupric (current term)
cupric acetate
cupric arsenite
cupric chloride
cupric citrate
cupric oxide
cupric sulfate
cupric sulphate
cupriferous
cuprite
cuprites
cupriuresis
cuprizone
cupro-
cuproammonium

Literary usage of Cupric

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1869)
"When a strong solution of sugar is added to a strong solution of cupric sulphate, a white easily soluble precipitate is gradually formed, consisting of a ..."

2. A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities: Inorganic by Arthur Messinger Comey, Dorothy Anna Hahn (1921)
"cupric chloride ammonia, CuCh, -Ml.. Decomp. by H,O. (Kane, A. ch. 72. 273. ... cupric chloride hydrazine, CuCI«, 2NA. Easily decomp. (Hof mann and A. 1899, ..."

3. A Text-book of Inorganic Chemistry by Victor von Richter, Edgar Fahs Smith (1885)
"The cupric salts, when hydrous, are generally colored blue or green ; when dry ... cupric Hydrate—Cu(OH)2—separates as a voluminous bluish precipitate when ..."

4. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1862)
"The concentrated solution of equal parts of cupric sulphate and cane-sugar acquires by boiling, a blue-green, dark-green, and finally dark-brown colour, ..."

5. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller, Charles Edward Groves, Herbert McLeod (1878)
"cupric sulphate is insoluble in alcohol. When heated to bright redness, the elements of sulphuric anhydride are expelled, and cupric oxide is left. ..."

6. The Principles of Chemistry by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev (1891)
"cupric oxide fuses at a strong heat, and on cooling forms a heavy crystalline ... However, cupric oxide, and especially the hydroxide, easily combines with ..."

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