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cu⋅pric

[kyoo-prik, koo-]
–adjective
of or containing copper, esp. in the bivalent state, as cupric oxide, CuO.

Origin:
1790–1800; cupr- + -ic
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cu·pric   (kōō'prĭk, kyōō'-)   
adj.  Of or containing divalent copper.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cu·pric
Pronunciation: 'k(y)ü-prik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or containing copper with a valence of two
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cupric cu·pric (k&oomacr;'prĭk, ky&oomacr;'-)
adj.
Of or containing divalent copper.

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cupric   (k'prĭk, ky'-)  Pronunciation Key 
Containing copper, especially copper with a valence of 2. Compare cuprous.
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