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blister copper

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blister copper
n.
An almost pure copper produced in an intermediate stage of copper refining.
[From its blistered appearance.]
blister copper
n
(Engineering / Metallurgy) an impure form of copper having a blister-like surface due to the release of gas during cooling
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Noun1.blister copper - an impure form of copper having a black blistered surface
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


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