cuprite

cu·prite

 (ko͞o′prīt′, kyo͞o′-)

n.

A natural red secondary ore of copper, essentially Cu₂O, that forms as a result of weathering.

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cuprite

(ˈkjuːpraɪt)

n

(Minerals) a red secondary mineral consisting of cuprous oxide in cubic crystalline form: a source of copper. Formula: Cu2O

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cu•prite

(ˈkyu praɪt, ˈku-)

n.

a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu₂O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.

[1840–50]

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Noun

1.

cuprite - a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper atomic number 29, copper, Cu - a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

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Translations

cuprite

n → Kupferoxid nt, → Rotkupfererz nt

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