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Meaning of cuprine | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

ˈkjupɹɪn

Definitions

Synonym of cupric (“pertaining to or derived from copper”).

not-comparable, obsolete, possibly

Examples

“We must not here omit a water in Germany, which is ordinarily supposed to change ⟳ iron ⟳ into copper. The truth is, there is no real conversion of the metal; that that is done is, that the cuprine and vitriolic particles in the water corrode the iron ⟳; and, detaching parts of them by means of the motion of the water, coppery particles succeed ⟳ in their room.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

cuproan cuprolinic cuprous cupular cupulate cupuliferous

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