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cu⋅prous

  [kyoo-pruhs, koo-]
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–adjective
containing copper in the univalent state, as cuprous oxide, Cu2O.
Origin:
1660–70; cupr- + -ous
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cu·prous   (kōō'prəs, kyōō'-)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or containing univalent copper.
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cuprous   (k'prəs, ky'-)  Pronunciation Key 
Containing copper, especially copper with a valence of 1. Compare cupric.
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