cupric, a. Chem.
(ˈkjuːprɪk)
[f. L. cupr-um copper + -ic.]
Containing copper in chemical combination; applied to compounds in which copper combines as a dyad, as cupric chloride, CuCl2.
| 1799 Sir H. Davy in Beddoes Contrib. Phys. & Med. Knowledge 184 Cupric phosoxyd. 1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circ. Sc. Chem. 489 Cupric acid..has not been isolated. |