copperas

[kop-er-uhs]

cop·per·as

[kop-er-uhs]
noun Chemistry.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English coperas, variant of Middle English coperose < Medieval Latin (aqua) cuprōsa copperish (water). See copper1, -ose1
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Copperas is always a great word to know.
So is addition. Does it mean:
a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound
a purplish-red, water-soluble powder, C20H11N2O10Na3, an azo dye used chiefly to color pharmaceuticals, food, and garments
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copperas (ˈkɒpərəs)
 
n
a less common name for ferrous sulphate
 
[C14: coperose, via Old French from Medieval Latin cuperosa, perhaps originally in the phrase aqua cuprosa copper water]

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