Definitions for cuprous
ˈkyu prəs, ˈku-cuprous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cupric, cuprousadjective

   of or containing divalent copper

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cuprousadjective

   Of or of the nature of copper.

2. cuprousadjective

   Containing copper with an oxidation number of 1.

3. Etymology: Ultimately from cuprum.

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1. cuprous

   Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from Latin: cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orange color. Copper is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, as a building material, and as a constituent of various metal alloys, such as sterling silver used in jewelry, cupronickel used to make marine hardware and coins, and constantan used in strain gauges and thermocouples for temperature measurement. Copper is one of the few metals that can occur in nature in a directly usable metallic form (native metals). This led to very early human use in several regions, from circa 8000 BC. Thousands of years later, it was the first metal to be smelted from sulfide ores, circa 5000 BC; the first metal to be cast into a shape in a mold, c. 4000 BC; and the first metal to be purposely alloyed with another metal, tin, to create bronze, c. 3500 BC.In the Roman era, copper was mined principally on Cyprus, the origin of the name of the metal, from aes cyprium (metal of Cyprus), later corrupted to cuprum (Latin). Coper (Old English) and copper were derived from this, the later spelling first used around 1530.Commonly encountered compounds are copper(II) salts, which often impart blue or green colors to such minerals as azurite, malachite, and turquoise, and have been used widely and historically as pigments. Copper used in buildings, usually for roofing, oxidizes to form a green verdigris (or patina). Copper is sometimes used in decorative art, both in its elemental metal form and in compounds as pigments. Copper compounds are used as bacteriostatic agents, fungicides, and wood preservatives. Copper is essential to all living organisms as a trace dietary mineral because it is a key constituent of the respiratory enzyme complex cytochrome c oxidase. In molluscs and crustaceans, copper is a constituent of the blood pigment hemocyanin, replaced by the iron-complexed hemoglobin in fish and other vertebrates. In humans, copper is found mainly in the liver, muscle, and bone. The adult body contains between 1.4 and 2.1 mg of copper per kilogram of body weight.

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1. cuprous

   Cuprous is a term used in chemistry to refer to compounds of copper in which copper has a valence of +1. It is associated particularly with the copper(I) oxidation state. The term is derived from the Latin name for copper, "cuprum."

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1. Cuprousadjective

   of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its highest proportion

2. Etymology: [From Cuprum.]

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cuprous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cuprous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cuprous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cuprous
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuprous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuprous
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cuprous