cuprous, a.
(ˈkjuːprəs)
[f. L. cupr-um copper + -ous.]
a. = cupreous. b. In Chem., applied to compounds in which copper combines as a monad, as cuprous chloride Cu2Cl2.
| 1669 W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 29 The Aqua fortis, precipitating upon the cuprous plates. 1811 A. T. Thomson Lond. Disp. (1818) 149 Sugar is the antidote of cuprous poisons. 1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 264 The ore is repeatedly roasted, in order partially to convert the cuprous sulphide into oxide. |